Pennsylvania

Howard Hanna enters Philadelphia market, partners with Art Herling Team

Despite being a Pennsylvania-based firm, it was not until Wednesday that Howard Hanna Real Estate Services had a presence in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The expansion comes via a partnership with Art Herling.  “Pennsylvania is a large state and over our 70-year history we’ve spread throughout the western part of the state and into central […]

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Pittsburgh housing market tests $249000 median with widespread price cuts

Price reductions swept through 48% of Pittsburgh’s housing inventory during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, as the metro maintained its position as Pennsylvania’s most affordable major market with a $249,000 median list price. The widespread price adjustments come even as Pittsburgh homes already trade at steep discounts to both state and national levels. The

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Philadelphia homes sell weeks faster than national pace

Homes in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington metro area sell in a median 49 days, 28 days faster than the national median of 77 days, even as 39% of active listings reduced prices during the week ending Nov. 1, 2025. The metro’s $439,900 median list price slightly exceeds the national median of $435,000. The Philadelphia metro housing market

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NAR wins as court dismisses Muhammad’s antitrust lawsuit appeal

The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) legal team just got another reprieve from Muhammad three-way agreement lawsuit. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit dismissed appellant and lawsuit plaintiff Maurice Muhammad’s appeal after he failed to file a brief and appendix as requested by the court.  Muhammad filed his appeal of

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Cleveland nonprofit fights to halt investor homebuying wave

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows that investors now own up to one in three single-family homes in parts of Northeast Ohio — with a local nonprofit working to reverse that trend. Real estate investors were responsible for 43% of home purchases last year in some of Ohio’s and western Pennsylvania’s

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Pittsburgh, Cleveland top global metro affordability list

Pittsburgh and Cleveland rank as the world’s most affordable major housing markets, but a new report finds that not a single metro area among 95 studied actually qualifies as affordable. The annual Demographia International Housing Affordability report — released by Chapman University — measured affordability by dividing median home prices by median household incomes. Pittsburgh

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‘Right place, right time’: How Libby Sosinski turned rocky start into $26M real estate career

Twenty-one years ago, Libby Sosinski was on the brink of leaving real estate for good. Today, the Pittsburgh-based Keller Williams agent consistently closes more than 200 deals a year and recently posted $26 million-plus in 2024 in sales volume, earning a spot on RealTrends Verified’s rankings. But back in 2004 — just a few months

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ERA Real Estate affiliate expands in Pennsylvania

Mountain Realty ERA Powered has acquired Miller & Associates Real Estate, an independent brokerage based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The newly merged firm will operate under the Mountain Realty ERA Powered name, with a combined total of 34 agents across two offices. The acquisition expands Mountain Realty’s footprint westward, increasing its presence in central Pennsylvania (including

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Philadelphia lawmakers advance ordinance to speed affordable housing construction

In an effort to impact the housing supply crunch faced by the city of Philadelphia, municipal lawmakers have advanced legislation designed to speed the approval process for the production of affordable housing. The move, reported by Philadelphia-based NPR affiliate WHYY, represents a coordinated effort by city leadership to speed the process for developers who specifically

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Pennsylvania lawmakers target protections against deed fraud

Amid a growing wave of real estate thefts that involve fraudulent property transfers, a bipartisan pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing for new legal protections the state’s homeowners. Reps. Chris Rabb (D) and Tim Bonner (R) have introduced H.B. 1406 to crack down on deed fraud — a crime they say is being exploited due

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