The disruption caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 made for a rough spring for the housing market everywhere. But the uncertainty of life in 2020 has not disrupted the long-term trends of building,...

Native Pittsburgher Andy Warhol once asserted that “land really is the best art.”  Upon reflection, one might surmise that the hundreds of people seeking just the right tract of land have begun to...

Millenials are impacting the housing market like never before, and that impact is only going to grow in the coming years. According to the Pew Research Center, a Millennial is someone who was born...

If you build or sell houses for a living, you probably feel a bit cursed. For those old enough to remember the comic strip L’il Abner, the housing industry has been the Joe Btfsplk of the economy...

Our region’s industries, universities, and quality of life continue to attract international companies to Pittsburgh In the last decade, even within the last five years, Pittsburgh’s key industrial...

The financial crisis threatened to ruin banking a decade ago. Many banks did not survive. Those that did had to radically alter their businesses as an era of historically low interest rates and...

Following the collapse of Westmoreland County’s prominent manufacturing industries of the 1970s and 1980s, many residents were forced to move out of the County to seek employment opportunities. Many...

The patio. An old Spanish word, derived from the Latin meaning “inner court open to the sky.” It is defined functionally as a paved, outdoor area used for dining, mingling, and entertaining,...

Alvin Toffler, the American writer, futurist and businessman known for his work discussing modern technology once noted that technology is “The great growing engine of change.”  Over the past...

The North Hills of Pittsburgh was one of the areas that World War II veteran home buyers of means pushed into as America's postwar prosperity took hold. Suburbs like Ross Township, Shaler Township,...