Archive for October, 2012

Pittsburgh Home Buyer Affordability Calculator

Zillow’s Pittsburgh home buyer affordability calculator will help home buyers in Pittsburgh estimate how much you can afford.  Searching for a new home, second home or your first home?  Getting pre-approved for a loan is the first step to a successful and efficient home search.   Looking for Squirrel Hill real estate, Shadyside real estate, a Downtown condo, a home in the suburbs of Fox Chapel?  …

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Pittsburgh Real Estate Market Trends

Home Prices Build to New Peaks in Dozens of US Markets.   As recent news has shown, Pittsburgh Real Estate Market Trends are looking up.  Home prices were in the rise in Pittsburgh and other major cities according to an article written by Julie Schmit, in USA TODAY  on October 9, 2012. U.S. home prices begin to edge up after largely falling for years and …

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Downtown Pittsburgh LERTA Tax Abatement Has Increased Demand in Downtown Condos

Many Downtown Pittsburgh residents have enjoyed all of the benefits of living downtown while also enjoying a big savings in real estate taxes.  New construction condo and loft projects in Downtown Pittsburgh qualify for the LERTA tax abatement which saves owners over $6,000 a year in taxes for 10 years and it’s transferable to a new owner if the property is sold the new owner …

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WQED Explores Downtown Pittsburgh PA Living

Downtown Pittsburgh PA living is the midst of another major transformation and for the first time ever housing, new lofts and condos are a key part of the plans.   WQED’s Tonia Caruso, explores this growing Downtown Pittsburgh living real estate trend, introduces people people who live in Downtown Pittsburgh and shows some the places they call home. From the practical to the posh, you …

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