Posted on Aug 28, 2017
Katie Burrows-Stone becomes first customer in the Northeast to close a mortgage with the Movement Assistance Program. For many aspiring homeowners, the biggest barrier is putting together a down payment. We hear it every day, so when one of our customers came to us with a solution, we knew we had to...
Posted on Aug 21, 2017
Houwzer will donate 2.5% of profits to the Center for Families and Relationships If you’re familiar with Houwzer, you know “giving back” is in our DNA; as a certified B Corporation, it’s literally part of our business model. In addition to every employee spending 50 hours volunteering each year, th...
Posted on Aug 17, 2017
The answer is as complicated as you'd think. As Philadelphia's neighborhoods grow, an increasing number of cars are competing for the limited amount of free and low cost spaces. That bubble may be about to burst, but in order to charge for parking, we need to understand how much does a parking spot ...
Posted on Aug 10, 2017
Welcome to Manayunk! Nestled in Northwest Philadelphia by the Schuylkill River, Manayunk is a beautiful neighborhood that has been thriving for over a century. Manayunk Neighbors Manayunk is a famously young and vibrant place to live - the median age is just 30.69. Popular with recent graduates ...
Posted on Jun 05, 2017
Fishtown is an artistic, up-and-coming community in North Philadelphia. Blurring the lines of neighboring “Riverwards” areas like Northern Liberties and South Kensington, its boundaries are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Frankford Avenue, and York Street. (The Riverwa...Posted on May 24, 2017
Dr. Kevin Gillen is one of Greater Philadelphia’s premiere economists; now, we’re excited to say, he has come on board as the Senior Economic Advisor for Houwzer! As the Senior Research Fellow at Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, Dr. Gillen’s insights have been featured in th...
Posted on May 10, 2017
Selling a home is a huge decision. After you’ve spent years making memories somewhere, you want to be sure you’re selling to the right buyer, at the right time, and for the right price. According to a recent Zillow report, you may have more control over this than you thought. Across the country, the...
Posted on Apr 28, 2017
At the top of 2017, this Philly-born brokerage tackled the next frontier: South Jersey. Taking root in Haddonfield in Camden County, we can see why so many Houwzer customers are falling in love with the East side of the Delaware. Towns like Haddonfield, Collingswood, and Westmont truly embody the “b...Posted on Feb 16, 2017
Meet our new Chief Technology Officer, Greg Phillips! Greg Phillips joined the Houwzer team as a real estate startup veteran. He previously co-founded a residential rental property analytics startup and is ready to use his skills to take Houwzer to the next level. The following is Greg’s explanation...