Tredyffrin passes two student housing ordinances Two ordinances addressing student housing were discussed, tweaked and approved at the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors meeting. The Registration Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance, while separate entities, will help to regulate and enforce student housing throughout Tredyffrin. Both current and future homeowners will be responsible for complying with [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: August 30, 2010
West Chester University asked to stop buying real estate West Chester Borough Council passed a non-binding resolution Wednesday night asking West Chester University to stop buying real estate in the borough. The resolution also requests that the university reimburse the borough for tax revenues lost as the result of a recent land purchase. The university [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: August 23rd, 2010
The Chris & Caleb Team Assessment: More of the same, Move up Sellers/Buyers have opportunity… We are pretty optimistic guys, and while the July stats are not “Doom and Gloom”, it definitely ain’t pretty either! Let’s take a look. . . PENDINGS: Pending indicates future closed sales. We at the Chris & Caleb Team refer [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate Statistics: July 2010
Coatesville seeks accountability for vacant homes After a year’s moratorium on registration charges for vacant properties, Coatesville City officials plan to discuss reinstating the registration fee during council’s regular meeting Monday. Two years ago, the city passed an ordinance requiring the owners of a vacant property to register it with the city. The cost for [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: August 16, 2010
Chester County Slip ramp approved for Turnpike, Route 29 Chester County will finally get its slip ramp, an all-electronic interchange linking Route 29 in Great Valley with the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The announcement was made Wednesday at a gathering of state, county and township officials, transportation experts and the developers who have hundreds of millions of [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: August 9th, 2010
New home sales up in June June saw a 23.6 percent increase in the sale of new homes, but that followed a record low in May and is still 16.7 percent below the figures for the sale of new homes in June 2009. At the peak of the housing boom in 2005, 1.28 million new [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: August 2nd, 2010
Tredyffrin to consider regulating student rental housing The Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors will consider two ordinances that would regulate student rental housing in the township at their August 16 public meeting. A proposed property registration ordinance for student rental housing would require landlords to file contact information with the township. Also, the proposed Zoning Ordinance [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: July 26th, 2010
Marshallton streetscapes project criticized by local residents West Bradford Township‘s Marshallton Streetscapes project has hit another major snag as a group of village residents are opposed to the current design saying that it will adversely impact the historic fabric and preservation of the village. The group says, in a flyer distributed to households in the [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: July 19, 2010
West Pikeland to submit sewage plan for review The West Pikeland Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to have its Act 537 plan for public sewage in the Pickering Estates development reviewed by various agencies and the public. The West Pikeland planning commission, the Chester County planning commission and the county health department must all review [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: July 12th, 2010
Developer, bank square off over stymied project in Chester County Judge Albert W. Sheppard Jr. was unable to settle a dispute between Citizens Bank and J. Brian O’Neill. In January, O’Neill sued the bank for $8 billion, alleging broken financial promises by Citizens that he says have “destroyed” his much-anticipated – and largely incomplete – [...]
Continue reading about Chester County Real Estate News: July 5th, 2010
