Lately we have noticed a trend:

Priced  below market value (asking we didn’t sell selling)
Priced above market value
Multiple offers within hours of being placed on the market
Bidding wars are erupting
Listening to all the media hype naive Buyers (not our Buyers of course) are over paying for crappy as-is property in their attempt to get a deal

Even our seasoned investors have all but given up on bank owned properties in favor of the good buys that are out there. So when we saw this video by San Diego Home Blog  we laughed our butts off and had to share it with you.

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So here’s the problem:  He wants to watch the game, she wants to go out and socialize with friends, and there’s only so much weekend time.

There is a way everyone can be happy – and that’s eating brunch. Eating always bring people together. And brunch doesn’t cut into major football watching time. 

I consulted with area foodies to come up with a list of 10 favorite brunch places.

Enjoy.

Top 10 Philly brunch places

Sauté –Queen Village
Cafe Estelle – Old City
Cochon – Queen Village
Royal Tavern – Bella Vista
Standard Tap – Northern Liberties
Morning Glory – Bella Vista
Las Bugambilias – Society Hill
Beau Monde – Bella Vista
Cafe Fulya – Queen Village
Marigold Kitchen – University City

Go out and enjoy yourself.  Eat, drink, watch football.  What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

FIND A PHILLY HOME IN A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD

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posted by carolyn
REALTOR, Ecosociate™by Ecobroker International

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Philadelphia Ciclismo once again is sponsoring the 2-Day Cycling Classic after a two year hiatus. Everyone knows about the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship the first Sunday in June. Well now you can add the Philly 2-Day to your list of exciting races in our fair city.

The race kicks off Saturday, April 4th with the 2.2 mile Diamond St Circuit and ends Sunday with the Lemon Hill Criterium made famous in the USPRO Championship race. This is a point Omnium where racers will compete over the course of 2 days for a maximum of 200 points. The racer with the highest overall points total at the completion of the weekend wins the event for that category. Although a 2-Day event, competitors do not need to race both days in order to earn cash or prizes.

The overall winners of the Elite Men and Women’s Open will receive the coveted Philly Pretzel trophy (we love this), hand forged out of stainless steel by local artist Warren Holzman.

You can pre-register at Bike Reg.

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We always tell our buyers who aren’t familiar with the neighborhood they are considering buying a home in to spend some time getting to know the area. We encourage them to walk through the neighborhood and talk to some of the residents and local business owners —you are likely to get an honest review of the neighborhood, both the good and the bad. Spend some time in the neighborhood at all different hours and days. Go to the cafes, bars and restaurants where the locals hang out and ask them what they like / don’t like about the neighborhood. All of this will give you important information you won’t get from the neighborhood’s appearance.

“Location, location, location” is the often repeated mantra in the real estate world and with a little research you can ensure that you are settling into the location that’s just right for you.

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Philly Home Buyers: Are Your Neighbors Rotten

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Jessica Hagy’s blog Indexed has a rather succinct way of summing up issues.

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Rotten Neighbor is a database of bad neighbors complete with what makes them so rotten. Anyone can write unsubstantiated reviews of their neighbors or anyone else.

Then again, you can embed video as well, so if you’re going to accuse your neighbor of driving his lawnmower while drunk- and having a “torqouis” toilet outside as well – you can boost your case with a YouTube video while you impress your neighbors with your technical skills. The site has embedded Google maps as well, so the potential for slander seems huge.

At first I thought this site was mildly amusing but decided that it’s nothing but trouble and actually mean spirited.

Does anyone else smell a Fair Housing lawsuit on the horizon?

Also interesting that none of these people claiming rotten neighbors seem to be able to spell or compose in written English at even a 3rd-grade level. I wonder who the rotten neighbors really are? Second thought is they should call it RottenGrammar.com.

Did I mention you can also find sex offenders and foreclosures on the site as well; strange bedfellows or as we say in Philly, What the x*@#!! Well there are better sites to locate sex offenders and as far as the foreclosures go, all they give you is an 800 number to call. I had a hard time finding an example in Philly to post, it seems we have better things to do with our time. Who says we have attytood?  Ok I admit I wasted some time on the site but Sundays are for fun.

 
The real purpose? Countless Google ads mixed with a dose of self-righteous, clueless behavior in bite-size nugget form.

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It’s Sunday and Sundays are for fun so this video about sums up the mortgage crisis debacle.

For a lively discussion of the takeover head on over to Calculated Risk.

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