Touring Your First Philly Home: What Actually Happens
Ryan KanofskyTouring your first home in Philadelphia? Here's what actually happens, what your agent points out, what to check in a row home, and how long it really takes.
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Neighborhood Spotlight: Pennsport
Published on: 02/10/2026
Pennsport is South Philadelphia's riverfront row home grid: typical sales in the $300Ks, the Mummers on Two Street, and a new path to the Delaware River Trail.
Pennsport
What Philly Sellers Must Disclose (Even As-Is)
Published on: 30/09/2026
Selling in Philadelphia? Pennsylvania law requires you to disclose every known material defect before the Agreement of Sale, even as-is and even if repaired.
Preparing to SellInspections & Appraisals
Inherited a House in Philly? Sell, Keep, or Rent It
Published on: 23/09/2026
Inherited a Philadelphia house? Nothing sells until someone holds Letters. Check the tax and water balances, know the 4.5% inheritance tax, then decide.
Preparing to SellHome Value
Neighborhood Spotlight: Queen Village
Published on: 18/09/2026
Queen Village pairs Philadelphia's oldest church with some of its narrowest, most walkable streets. Here's the honest read on price, stock, and daily life.
Queen Village
Philly House Not Selling? Cut, Buydown, or Pull It
Published on: 16/09/2026
Your Philadelphia listing has sat 30-plus days with no offer. When a price cut works, when a seller-paid buydown beats it, and why pulling it rarely resets a thing.
Pricing StrategyHome Value
Do You Need a U&O to Sell a House in Philly?
Published on: 09/09/2026
In Philadelphia proper there is no point-of-sale U&O inspection. Sellers need a $139 Property Sales Certification from L&I. In the suburbs, half the townships inspect.
Preparing to SellInspections & Appraisals
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