Posted on Oct 09, 2018
“Should I rent or buy a home?” It’s a seemingly simple question without a cut-and-dry answer. Everyone’s finances, goals, and life plans look different. Here are five better questions to ask when deciding whether to rent or buy a home. 1. Can you afford to buy a home? The first question you should a...
Posted on Sep 24, 2018
Houwzer’s Senior Economic Advisor, Dr. Kevin Gillen, has released his Q2 housing market report for the Greater Philadelphia region. This quarter saw positive market activity across the region, and particularly in the suburbs. Here’s what the second quarter looked like in terms of inventory, sales ac...
Posted on Aug 06, 2018
Selling your home without a plan will end up costing you emotionally and financially. Here are ten strategies we suggest that will help get you to the closing table with your sanity intact. A home is oftentimes the largest asset you have. You invested a large sum of your hard-earned money into it an...
Posted on Jun 22, 2018
This blog is the third in Houwzer Senior Economic Advisor Kevin Gillen's three-part research series examining how successful and beneficial the tax abatement program has been so far. Part one of the series examined the transaction volume after the abatements expired. Part two examined what happened ...
Posted on May 10, 2018
Houwzer’s Senior Economic Advisor, Kevin Gillen, has released the Q1 housing market report for the Greater Philadelphia region. The numbers are generally in line with what we saw in the Q1 report for the city. Here’s the rundown on the region’s Q1 inventory numbers, sales activity, and housing price...
Posted on Apr 27, 2018
Houwzer’s Senior Economic Advisor, Kevin Gillen, has released the Philadelphia housing market quarterly report for Q1 of 2018. Here’s the rundown on the city’s most recent inventory numbers, sales activity, and housing prices. Inventory: The number of homes on the market has risen slightly – by abou...
Posted on Apr 10, 2018
Houwzer Senior Economic Advisor Kevin Gillen has written the second in a series of analyses examining previously tax-abated properties in Philadelphia. Part one of the series examined their transactions volume in the post-abatement period. This second part examines what has happened to their marke...
Posted on Apr 03, 2018
New York City is great. So what's up with the steady stream of New Yorkers packing up and heading to Philadelphia? What does the City of Brotherly Love have on the Big Apple? It's not just that Philly is underrated (although it is). And sure, the cheesesteaks are good and the Eagles are dominating, ...
Posted on Mar 14, 2018
This blog is the first in Houwzer Senior Economic Advisor Kevin Gillen's three-part research series examining how successful and beneficial the tax abatement program has been so far. Part one focuses on the trend and level in sales activity of previously tax-abated properties in their post-abatement...