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Welcome to my Real Estate section. I have broken this area in to three parts:

Articles
Top 10 lists for First Time Home Buyers (and all buyers really)
Listing of properties :: Rehabs and Vacant Lots Investing Opportunities

Please click the link below to view the category.

I am a licensed Pennsylvania Real Estate agent and practice under the brokerage of Higgins & Welch Real Estate, Inc a long-time local business with more than 40 years of experience offering sales, appraisals and property management. Edward A. Welch, III is the broker or record and certified appraiser.

I first met Ed in 2005 in a real estate transaction in Fairmount.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I would be happy to assist you with any real estate endeavors you may have. If you need a realtor, please let know.

Mark Zwick
Higgins & Welch Real Estate, Inc
215-247-5000 (office)
215-627-2848 (direct)
215-519-9482 (cell)
www.welchgroup.net

Real Estate - Articles

Articles

First Time Buyers

Is Your Home in Tip-Top Shape for Sale?	View Details
Date: 5/14/2010 Source: Realty Times
Preparing For Home Showings	View Details
Date: 5/4/2010 Source: Realty Times
10 Tips to Sell a Listing Faster	View Details
Date: 1/19/2009
Top ways to boost curb appeal	View Details
Date: 9/26/2008 Source: InMan News
When remodeling to sell, start small and pick projects wisely	View Details
Date: 1/12/2008 Source: MarketWatch
Best way to fix popping nails	View Details
Date: 1/1/2008 Source: RealtyTimes
Should I Take My Home Off The Market During The Holidays?	View Details
Date: 12/12/2007 Source: RealtyTimes
UPenn - Future Plans for their USPS 30th Street Station Acquisition	View Details
Date: 11/11/2007
Philadelphia Housing Report	View Details
Date: 11/11/2007
Six ways to save on homeowners insurance	View Details
Date: 9/28/2007 Source: InMan News
Don't stay a renter forever	View Details
Date: 7/11/2007 Source: Inman News
Top Ten Things to Look For In A Realtor	View Details
Date: 6/13/2007 Source: Realty Times
Sell Your Home for More Money	View Details
Date: 3/26/2007 Source: Realty Times
Mortgage Insurance Fees to be Deductible	View Details
Date: 12/12/2006 Source: Realty Times
Increasing Your Curb Appeal	View Details
Date: 11/19/2006 Source: Realty Times
Home staging takes listing from drab to fab	View Details
Date: 11/13/2006 Source: Inman News
Homeowner's insurance: What you need to know	View Details
Date: 10/30/2006 Source: Inman News
Buy worst house in good neighborhood for big profits	View Details
Date: 10/27/2006 Source: Inman News
Selling a home? Ever Heard of Value Range Marketing	View Details
Date: 10/26/2006 Source: Inman News
How Much is Too Much to Fix up Your House?	View Details
Date: 10/25/2006 Source: Realty Times
Home Appeal for Today's Market	View Details
Date: 10/17/2006 Source: Realty Times
Home buyers: 5 costly mistakes to avoid	View Details
Date: 10/13/2006 Source: Inman News
Your fall home-maintenance checklist	View Details
Date: 10/13/2006 Source: Inman News
Tips for maximizing bathroom remodel	View Details
Date: 10/12/2006 Source: Inman News
Why It is important to disclose everything when selling a home!	View Details
Date: 8/21/2006 Source: Realty Times
Estate and Mortgage Tax Article	View Details
Date: 7/21/2006 Source: Realty Times
Radon Testing	View Details
Date: 6/22/2006 Source: Realty Times
Explanation of Title Endorsements	View Details
Date: 6/22/2006
A Dozen Ways To Make Your Home Show Better	View Details
Date: 6/20/2006 Source: HomeStore
5 Tax Myths of Home Ownership	View Details
Date: 6/15/2006 Source: Yahoo Finance
Why Housing Bubble is Not a Bubble	View Details
Date: 5/15/2006 Source: Business Week
Remodeling Tips to Enhance Resale Value	View Details
Date: 5/9/2006 Source: Realty Times
Understanding Mortgage Rates, Points, and Fees	View Details
Date: 4/4/2006 Source: Realty Times
Tax Information for home owners	View Details
Date: 2/3/2006 Source: Realty Times
Top 10 Tax Breaks from Home Ownership	View Details
Date: 1/10/2006 Source: Realty Times
Homes are actually Cheaper today than EVER	View Details
Date: 12/29/2005 Source: NY Times
Center City Renaissance	View Details
Date: 12/27/2005 Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Capital Gains Refresher	View Details
Date: 12/22/2005 Source: Realty Times
Winter is the time to Buy - Read the last paragraph	View Details
Date: 11/30/2005 Source: Realty Times
Center City Projections - Looking Good!!!	View Details
Date: 11/27/2005 Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly is Hot according to USA Today	View Details
Date: 11/11/2005 Source: USA Today
Good Read if Buying a Condo	View Details
Date: 11/7/2005 Source: Realty Times
Condo-buying Shows no Letup	View Details
Date: 10/11/2005 Source: The Philadelphia Daily News
Study: Growth in Center City Likely to Persist	View Details
Date: 10/11/2005 Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Rent vs. Own	View Details
Date: 10/5/2005 Source: Realty Times
If You Have or Will be Paying POINTS on your Mortgagte, You Must Read this. IRS info	View Details
Date: 9/18/2005 Source: Realty Times
Rents Heading Up	View Details
Date: 8/30/2005 Source: NY Times
Home Not Selling? Try something besides lowering the price	View Details
Date: 8/26/2005 Source: Realty Times
Housing Bubble to Burst?	View Details
Date: 8/16/2005 Source: Townhall.org
America's Riskiest Real Estate - Philly is looking OK.	View Details
Date: 8/10/2005 Source: CNN
No cooling the housing market yet	View Details
Date: 7/25/2005 Source: CNN
1031 Exchanges	View Details
Date: 7/19/2005 Source: Realty Times
Good Reading for Landlords	View Details
Date: 7/18/2005 Source: Realty Times
If You Are Buying Real Estate With a Friend	View Details
Date: 7/4/2005 Source: Realty Times
Another Interest Only Editorial	View Details
Date: 6/22/2005 Source: Realty Times
Steps to Close a House Sale Outline	View Details
Date: 6/17/2005 Source: Realty Times
Interest Only Mortgage Editorial	View Details
Date: 6/16/2005 Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Global Housing Boom	View Details
Date: 6/16/2005 Source: The Economist
How to Calculate a Home's Square Footage	View Details
Date: 6/7/2005 Source: Realty Times
New federal Study Reports Average U.S. Home Jumped 12.5 Percent in Value Last Year	View Details
Date: 6/6/2005 Source: Realty Times
Will the Housing Bubble Burst?	View Details
Date: 6/1/2005 Source: Realty Times
Appraisal Fraud: Your Home at Risk?	View Details
Date: 5/23/2005 Source: CNN
Changing Skyline \| As high-rises spring up, is it a boom or a boomerang?	View Details
Date: 5/20/2005 Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Mortgage Rates Stay Below Six Percent For Sixth Consecutive Week	View Details
Date: 5/13/2005 Source: Realty Times
New Home Sales up 12%	View Details
Date: 4/26/2005 Source: CNNMoney
Housing starts slide 18%	View Details
Date: 4/19/2005 Source: CNN/Money
What it Title Insurance???	View Details
Date: 4/11/2005 Source: Realty Times
What is a Fixture???	View Details
Date: 4/11/2005 Source: Realty Times
Philly Home Values up 71% on average over past 5 years. Predicting 11.4% in 2005	View Details
Date: 4/6/2005 Source: CNN/Money
New Leading Indicator "Pending Sales" Shows Upward Movement	View Details
Date: 4/5/2005 Source: Realty Times
Tax Liens Provide Safe Real Estate Investing Option	View Details
Date: 4/1/2005 Source: Realty Times
Existing-Home Sales Slip in February, Says NAR, But Prices Rise	View Details
Date: 3/25/2005 Source: Realty Times
Rental Market Rising Supports Real Estate Investing	View Details
Date: 3/25/2005 Source: Realty Times
Rates May Cool, but Not Crush Housing Market	View Details
Date: 3/24/2005 Source: Associated Press
Risk Index Indicates a Decline in Probability of Average Home Price Depreciation	View Details
Date: 2/24/2005 Source: Morningstar.com

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