Chester County

Chris LaGarde on September 1st, 2010

The Chris & Caleb Team Assessment: “Rollercoaster!! Oooh, ooh, ooh!” In July we saw the closed sales catch up with the sorrowful stats for pending sales. It is very safe to say that we are going through a “Cleansing” of sorts. So while the supply is not dropping, the number of ready, willing and able [...]

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Chris LaGarde on July 7th, 2010

The Chris & Caleb Team Assessment Depending on whether your outlook is the “glass half full or empty”, the stats are either going to excite you or scare you. Let’s discuss what the stats are telling us… PENDINGS: June was another “slow” month. Pendings were down at an extremely low point around the 300 mark. [...]

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Chris LaGarde on June 14th, 2010

Pennsbury Township to consider U&O ordinance Pennsbury Township Board of Supervisors will consider requiring Use and Occupancy inspections at point of sale. The proposed ordinance contains several points which are of concern to the Suburban REALTORS® Alliance, including a $200 fee for inspections. Click here for the full text of the proposed ordinance. The Pennsbury [...]

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Chris LaGarde on June 2nd, 2010

The Chris & Caleb Team Assessment: After the marathon that March and April were, we knew we would probably be hearing some crickets in May. And boy did we EVER! PENDINGS: Last month was the worst month on record for pending home sales in Chester County – at least in 10 years, if not 20 [...]

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Chris LaGarde on June 1st, 2010

Tredyffrin supervisors study student housing Tredyffrin Township Supervisors are considering an ordinance to regulate student housing. Either a by-right or special-exception ordinance could be enacted. A by-right zoning ordinance would state that use of a property would be approved as long as it was in compliance with the ordinance, and special exception means that the [...]

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Chris LaGarde on May 5th, 2010

The Chris & Caleb Team Assessment: The tax credit has officially ended!! And good riddance. . . This was a nice gesture by the government to help kick start the market, but it is time to see if the market can stand on its own. That will take another three months while the market flushes [...]

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Chris LaGarde on April 8th, 2010

Chris’s Assessment March ended up being fairly predictable. I had said in last month that the Tax Credit was going to have an affect on sales and it certainly is. If you look at the “DEMAND” chart, you can see that the number of closed sales are up around the 5 year trend line, not [...]

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Chris LaGarde on March 4th, 2010

Chris’s Assessment First, let me point out something that is somewhat obvious… I have changed my charts a bit, hopefully for the better. I’d love your opinion! I changed them to make them simpler. Now what you are looking at is the line for the current year, last year, and then the 5 year trend [...]

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Chris LaGarde on February 18th, 2010

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Chris LaGarde on February 6th, 2010

Overview Statistics by School Districts Chris’s Assessment: SELLERS: As noted last month, the inventory has taken a dramatic dive due to the tax credit. This means there is less competition. We are about to enter into the spring market, so inventory will begin to increase again. But, the extended/expanded tax credit will be pushing people [...]

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