Abe and Wags Blog

In support of the Laurel Mountain Volunteer Group's (LMVG) first of three 2010 trail care days, PTAG (Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group) will be hosting a "Laurel Mountain Work and Roll Weekend", June 19-20th, 2010. This is a great opportunity for everyone who enjoys the beautiful trails at Laurel...

What a shame! This once to be, multi-million dollar property will be up for Sheriff Sale Friday May 21, 2010. The sale will be held in the main lobby of the Somerset County Courthouse, 300 North Center Avenue, Somerset, PA 15501 at 1:30 PM. This 5.95 acre parcel was purchased in 2004 for $255,000...

Seven Springs had a booth at the 2010 Home and Garden Show in Pittsburgh last month. They had a sign promoting a new community. Locally we haven't heard any new marketing concerning the newest offerings across the street from the Villages. But when a home owner shared that there is to be a model ...

A month or so ago we blogged about Nemacolin Woodlands Resort resubmitting an application for the last of the Category 3 (Resort) Slot Licenses. We just had an update from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board sharing that there are NOW a total of 5 resorts that have submitted applications. Below...

Back in October of 2008 at our State Association of REALTOR (PAR) meetings we had a session on gas leases. The power point was provided by Greevy & Associates, 1460 Washington Blvd., Williamsport, Pa, 17701.  ( 570-326-6561).   Attorneys Lester Greevy and Dale Tice presented a great over view of ...

Are PA housing markets over-valued or under-valued? Wednesday, March 3, 2010By Austin Jaffe, Ph.D. In 2006, a research study by National City Corp. and IHS Global Insight ranked U.S. housing markets on whether or not median home prices in 299 markets were "priced correctly." They found that 213 ...

Hidden Valley Resort will present the annual Spring Carnival March 6 - 7, 2010.  More than 220 inches of snow this winter have provided awesome snow conditions this March, and the time has come to celebrate the fact that spring is just around the corner! Guests will enjoy a full schedule of games...

Our National Association of REALTORS (NAR) has rolled out our newest consumer tool!  Houselogic is in response to frustrations of consumers that fall into bogus sites while surfing the Internet for housing information. Sites that promise to help them through their years as home owners and in real...

The 49 Tourism Promotion Agencies representing all 67 counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have an incredible informational piece that outlines how vital tourism is to Pennsylvania's bottom line. I'm reciting some facts just in case you don't have time to open the link! "Did you know that...

Given the state of the economy we were stunned to see multiple transfers of commercial and farm properties in 2009. These sales were not transferred through the West Penn MLS. What that means is if you wanted to use them as comparables you would either have to search the Westmorland Deed site or ...