Merle's Blog

What a difference a few months can make in the local real estate market.  The numbers from my August and September 2008 searches in the Lancaster County MLS indicate the following:                           Active Listings   UA Listings    Ratio                     2007 Ratio       2001 Ratio Sep...

Lancaster County Real Estate Market Report  July 10, 2008   We see a typical seasonal easing in the local real estate market in the last month.  The numbers from my July 5, 2008 search in the Lancaster County MLS indicate the following:                         Active Listings   UA Listings    Rat...

Lancaster County Real Estate Market Report  June 3, 2008  The numbers from my June 3, 2008 search in the Lancaster County MLS indicate the following:                         Active Listings   UA Listings         Ratio            2007 Ratio       2001 Ratio June 3, 2008                2,664       ...

We see continued strengthening in the local real estate market in the last month.  The numbers from my May 6, 2008 search in the Lancaster County MLS indicate the following:                         Active Listings      UA Listings    Ratio             2007 Ratio       2001 Ratio May 6, 2008      ...

On April 1, 2008 our company owners announced that they have discontinued our affiliation with Coldwell Banker and became a franchise of Prudential Real Estate.  The company name was Coldwell Banker Homesale Services Group and has been changed to Prudential Homesale Services Group.  The same peop...

Lancaster County Real Estate Market Report  April 29, 2008We see continued strengthening in the local real estate market in the last month.  The numbers from my April 6, 2008 search in the Lancaster County MLS indicate the following:                        Active Listings            Under-Agreeme...

We see continued strengthening in the local real estate market in the last month.  The numbers from my March 6, 2008 search in the Lancaster County MLS indicate the following:                        Active Listings            Under-Agreement Listings                 RatioMarch 6, 2008            ...

We see a strengthening in the local real estate market in the last month.  The ratio between Under- Agreement Listings and Active Listings went from 21.29% on January 5, 2008 to 24.62% on February 2, 2008.The numbers from my February 2, 2008 search in the Lancaster County MLS indicate the followi...

Homes are still selling in Lancaster County, PA.  On December 7 I searched in the Lancaster County MLS and learned the following:Nov 1 through 30      # Under Agreement             # Settled2007                            334                              398                               (-26.1% ...

This past couple weeks has seen the stock market fluctuate almost daily.  According to the Sunday News Market Wrap For the week ending November 9, 2007 the Dow Jones Industrial Average is at 13,042.74, which is down 552.36 for the week, and below the high of 14,198.10 we saw earlier this year.  T...