Home prices rise for 4th month in a row (AP) AP – Home prices rose slightly in September, the fourth straight monthly increase and a clear sign the housing market recovery is continuing.

  Existing-home sales soar 23.5% in October By Alan J. Heavens Inquirer Real Estate Writer Propped up by government tax credits, existing-home sales exploded in October, the National Association of Realtors said yesterday. Sales were 23.5 percent higher than in October 2008 and 10.1 percent greater than in September. This was the highest pace of [...]

                  Posted on Thu, Nov. 12, 2009 Special Section: Investing Guide Home can still be a sweet investment By Dave Carpenter ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – For all the doom and gloom about the housing market, it still generally pays to own a home. That might be a [...]

New $6,500 tax break for homebuyers Congress expands its popular incentive program to include a whole new crop of buyers. Qualifications and deadlines

Bad home-building loans plague banks By Harold Brubaker, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted 2:06am As financial regulators shift their sights to the mounting problems with commercial real estate loans, many Philadelphia-area banks remain bogged down in bad loans for residential construction.

Bryn Mawr’s ‘five points’ will be rebuilt If you’ve craved pizza while near Bryn Mawr Hospital, chances are you’ve pulled up to Pacilio’s Pizza & Beer on Glenbrook Avenue, parked, and picked up your pie. From the Philadelphia Inquire