May 27, 2008
- Pittsburgh Real Estate Investing: The Time May be Right
Pittsburgh Real Estate Investing: The Time May be Right
Listen to all the bad news reports. It's the worst time since the Great Depression to buy real estate, right?
Not so, according to some individual investors, who think the market slump has made selected areas more desirable than they've been in years.
While many buyers, whether potential residents [...]
November 5, 2007
- Pittsburgh Real Estate Prices
Pittsburgh Real Estate Prices:
Homes in Shadyside and Squirrel Hill are solid bets for long-term price appreciation, but a recent study of real estate trends in and around Pittsburgh concluded the hottest place to own a home is the South Side.
A report by graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business shows home values [...]
October 21, 2007
- Pittsburgh's Home Sales Are Hot
Pittsburgh's Home Sales Are Hot
(Article Courtesy of "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review")
Housing prices in many regions of the country are dropping. But in the Pittsburgh area, they're continuing to rise.
Housing prices in Allegheny and four surrounding counties were 2.2 percent higher for the first nine months of 2007 than for the same period last year, according to RealStats, [...]
April 27, 2007
- Pittsburgh Rated Most Livable Once Again
Pittsburgh Rated Most Livable Once Again
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl doesn't remember the last time Pittsburgh was rated No. 1 in the country by "Places Rated Almanac." That was in 1985, and he was only 5.
But he grew up in "America's Most Livable City," and last night said he was glad to hear that the latest edition [...]
March 14, 2007
- Penguins Announce Deal For New Arena
Penguins Announce Deal For New Arena
Governor Ed Rendell, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl joined Pittsburgh Penguins co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle in announcing a deal for a new multi-purpose arena that will keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh for at least the next 30 years.
The $290 million arena will be [...]
