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• 2,012 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm single story - MLS® $300,000

Havertown, Haverford Township  -  This charming split level is on a quiet treelined street Just 1/2 block from West Chester Pike and the Manoa Shopping Center. Easy access to public transportation. The house itself has hardwood floors in the Living Room, Dining Room and all 3 bedrooms. The Living Room is very bright because of the large 4 panel bay window. The Master Bedroom has its own ceramic tile Master Bath with shower and the 2 other bedrooms share a ceramic tile hall bath with tub/shower. The kitchen has an eat-in area and the wood cabinets have colonial "H" hardware. York Gas Heater 1999 Central Air 1995, Roof 1998 Sump Pump and basement waterproofing 1997. There is a huge ground level laundry room that is 20'2" X 10' that could be converted to a 4th bedroom. You can move the washer and dryer into the basement.

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Fort Washington, Montgomery County  -  We invite everyone to visit our open house at 495 Fort Hill Circle on April 29 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

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Okay what is going on in Devon Pennsylvania's real estate market. I am on my way to an appointment - yes I know it is Easter - priorities! Between 250,000 and 450,000 as of today there are 39 listings - the supply demand ratio is .33 and the Market Absorption rate is 4.33

Call me if you want me to interpret this data for you.

As of today April 7th, 2007 in Tredyffrin Township between $400,000 and $600,000 the Supply demand ratio is .50 which represents a normal market and the Market Absorption rate is 4.14 which is a seller controlled market.

Buyers if you are still thinking any offer is a good offer - think again.

To see how much homes are selling for in Tredyffrin - go to www.WhatHomesAreSellingFor.com click on Chester county on the left and than pick Tredyffrin. This data goes back to August 2006 .Actually I have posted sales information for the about 30 townships, boros, and zip codes in Philadelphia.

As a Math major I love numbers - friends tease me that I sleep with my calculator and you know what sometimes I do! Anyway today in our meeting we reviewed a Market Analysis Report by Data Concepts for settled business as recorded in TReND for February 2007. Long and Foster Devon did an awesome job - when you consider that in 2001 they were a brand new office Janet Rubino the manager has really has put together a terrific team of agents. The synergy in the office is terrific.

The offices cited were Prudential Fox Roach (PFR) Malvern, PFR Devon, PFR Wayne and PFR Newtown Square, RE/MAX Executive in Bryn Mawr, RE/MAX Main Line in Paoli, RE/MAX Executive Wayne, RE/MAX Classic in Wayne, Weichert Realtors Paoli, Weichert Realtors Wayne and Weichert Realtors Devon.

Long and Foster Devon and Prudential Fox Roach in Newtown Square tied for most number of listings sold: 21

Lowest number of Listings Sold is a tie between Re/Max Classic and Weichert Devon at 2

Highest # of sales  that settled in February is PFR Malvern at 19

February's total units: PFR Newtown Square 38, PFR Malvern 36, Long and Foster Devon 35

The lowest was Re/Max Classic at 3

Highest Dollar Volume for Listings Sold in February Long and Foster Devon $9,180,899

Lowest $ amount Listings Sold Weichret Devon $684,900

Year to Date PFR Malvern is leading with Volume closed at $35,552,330 so we will see what the spring brings.

Today I met with a client and in order to price her home correctly I ran the numbers to determine the market that her property is in first we computed the Market Absorption rate for homes between $100,000 and $150,000. Right now it is a normal market - the calculation number was 5.6. The supply demand ratio was .3703 which shows a market leaning in favor of the buyer. The buyers home on Merribrook will be coming on the market in the next few weeks with a price of $129,000 and the seller will give the buyer a credit of 3% of the price which is $3870.

If you are looking for a terrific home with finished basement and 1 powder room - call me at 610-225-7400 or my direct number is 510-642-8398 and I will let you know as soon it is available for you to see it.

The short version: Saturday my mother went and picked up my client in Philadelphia as I finished up with another client who was putting in offer. So at 2 o'clock we walked into a home that was just perfect for my clients - its like it had their name on it. We looked at a few other properties for comparison. By the time I tracked down the listing agent - he said that he was expecting an offer from another agent. So we hurried to get an offer together. I will say the listing agent was being very nice and helpful - a great guy. So while we were doing the agreement I called an inspector I have worked with Joe Hagarty of HouseMaster West Chester on a Saturday night -  Joe Hagarty 1) is out because of a slip and fall - but because he is such a nice guy has inspectors that are in the area who are helping him out. By the way Joe will be back in the trenches is mid April not even 2 more weeks  2) A combination of the spring market and the popularity of Joe Hagarty there was no time available for a week. - not good for my client if we ended up in a bidding war. You are never going to believe what happened - Joe called up inspector lloyd Scarborough who has done several inspections for my clients and they scheduled an inspection for the next day a Sunday -  a day they normally do not work to help me and my client what a wow.

Lloyd Scarborough of HouseMaster did the inspection Lloyd can be reached at 267-342-1399

Joe Hagarty also of HouseMaster is the inspector  who scheduled everthying for me Joe can be reached at 610-399-9864. Also say hello to his lovely wife Nancy.