The Main Line and Chester County Real Estate Blog

I was listening to a podcast today and the person being interviewed mentioned how an event they experienced was the darkest phase of their life.  Firstly I liked the expression, it resonated with me for several reasons. Firstly, when these things happen we can get so focused on the event that we ...

I received a late night text one day last week. Glancing at the number I realized it was my manager. "Could I talk?" I was getting ready to go to bed, but I replied yes.She had been asked to refer some agents to another agent in our company who was out of state and had a referral they wanted to p...

Buying a house seems to involve a lot of paperwork, from the consumer notice,  buyer agency agreement and the agreement of sale, plus all the brokerage disclosures and lead paint pamphlets. It varies from State to State, but here in PA, our agreement is 13 pages long. On top of that most buyers o...

Need help selling your home, contact Nick Vandekar, Associate Broker today, cell or text 610-203-4543, office 610-225-7400 or Nick@VandekarTeam.comList it on OldForgeCrossing.comStats from Old Forge Crossing 2021  One Bedroom Two Bedroom Town House 16 homes sold in 2021 2 were second floors with ...

Lots of people think the only amount of money they need to buy a house is the down payment. But, there are many other costs associated with buying a house, inspections, insurance, appraisal, and many more. Our video with Shawn DeAngelo of Prosperity Home Mortgage today addresses some of these mor...

First time home buyers have a lot of misconceptions, mainly about how much money they need to buy a home, see our video on that subject by clicking here. But many do not realize that there is lots of help and aid for first time buyers just waiting for them if they know where to look. Watch our vi...

Real Estate Market UpdateGiving you the confidence to make the right decisionTake a look at just one local county – Chester County. Median home values have risen by nearly 10% and sales prices have risen by almost 12%1. This is a great example of what we see happening across the suburban Philadel...

One of the questions I get asked all the time is how much money does a buyer need when buying a house? It really depends on the situation, the price of the house and what loan product they are going to use, so I got together with Shawn DeAngelo from Prosperity Home Mortgage to dismiss the myth, I...

It has been a long time since I posted last, and frankly, I was really busy with real estate and life. I got very distracted by both and something had to give and unfortunately it was ActiveRain. But, as I have said many times before, I always miss the community, the people and all your posts. Es...

Open 12-2 Sunday July 25 2021 in Kennett Square. 704 Meadowbank Road, come see this center hall colonial, the former model home of Willowdale Crossing. Totally rehabbed.  Cannot wait, then watch our video tour below.  No need to wait for new construction! Here is a former grand model home filled ...