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Fresh Ideas: Getting Ready for Spring In 2026, homeowners in Pittsburgh are reimagining their outdoor spaces. For years, residents maintained typical American yards with neat lawns and a few decorative shrubs throughout Western Pennsylvania. Now, more people are...
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Amid Rising Home Costs, to Purchase or Not to Purchase is the Question. A new home purchase, while brimming with anticipation and expectation, can generate real concerns about affordability and value. Buyers may ponder monthly mortgage payments, escrow costs, interest...
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Pittsburgh Housing Market Trends and Forecast If you are looking for a sea change in the housing market, either locally or nationally, it is unlikely that 2026 will be the year for such change. The major factors that influence housing – mortgage rates, inventory of...
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This local trend reflects a broader national shift. According to recent analysis from the National Association of Home Builders, remodeling companies now represent more than half of all residential building construction companies, capturing 56% of the market in the...
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Culturally speaking, southern charm conjures images of those states just below the Mason Dixon line offering a gentile, slower paced lifestyle replete with fine manners, warmth and community closeness. But those characteristics and others can be embodied in any...
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Despite the protestations of President Trump, affordability – or the lack thereof – continued to be a limiting factor for the housing market. Since the pandemic ended, a severe shortage in homes for sale relative to interested buyers has pushed housing prices...
