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About the Author: Frank L. DeFazio has represented buyers of Philadelphia Real Estate for years and has provided advice to anyone dipping their toe in the Philadelphia Real Estate home buying pool for the first time or for the first time in a while.


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Philadelphia Homestead Exemption

Philadelphia Homestead Exemption Much has been said about the Board of Revision of Taxes (now Office of Property Assessment) implementation of the “Actual Value Initiative” (AVI) which hopes to accurately value properties for real estate tax purposes and finally put an end to the well documented inconsistency and unfairness that has plagued Philadelphia. Philly.com had […]

Intro To Philadelphia Foreclosures and Short Sales

Ask even the least experienced real estate novice and he or she will tell you that the latest trend in the real estate market are foreclosures and short sales. Distressed seller sales have been hot since the housing market crash because buyers believe that they will be able to purchase homes at deeply discounted prices. […]

Philadelphia Real Estate Renting vs. Buying

At least once a week I encounter a client who is weighing the pros and cons of renting versus buying Philadelphia Real Estate. Unfortunately theres no formula or analysis that works for every individual, the decision whether to rent or buy must be made on a case by case basis because the process requires a […]

Philadelphia Real Estate Home Buying Process

I am often asked by clients for a brief overview of the process of buying Philadelphia Real Estate so I figured it would be helpful to write a post outlining the steps of the Philadelphia home buying process from beginning to end. Step 1: Find A Philadelphia Real Estate Agent – I firmly believe that […]

Selling Philadelphia Real Estate

Nobody was more surprised than I was about the overwhelmingly positive response to “Buying Philadelphia Real Estate” which I wrote recently for the CenterCityTeam blog. I decided that a second post entitled “Selling Philadelphia Real Estate” would be helpful for those with homes for sale in Philadelphia. Once again here’s the advice that I can […]