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,...

Newcomers arriving in Pittsburgh by air or by land – and especially by way of the Fort Pitt Tunnel – are often shocked by the vibrancy that emerges before them. Now a colorful mix of culture, arts...

If you’re waiting for a lower interest rate to buy a new home, you have probably waited long enough. There are almost unprecedented conditions in the global debt markets that have central bankers...

The southern communities of Pittsburgh extend into Allegheny and Washington counties and include such established neighborhoods in Allegheny County, such as Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair and Bethel...