A Realtor recently reached out to us to ask if there was one proper way to calculate square footage. An article in Realtor magazine (published in May 2021 and updated in 2022), titled Why Do Square Footage Disputes Arise?, provides some answers:As ...
Many Norristown homeowners will find postcards from the SRA in their mailboxes this week. We're rolling out a public information campaign to inform the community about the extensive resale requirements imposed by the municipality. Here are a few ...
A few weeks ago, we received a call from a Realtor in New Jersey who was very concerned about a sale he'd closed on a Bucks County home. The Realtor — not one of our shareholder members — was working as a dual agent. Shortly after the ...
Pennsylvania’s primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. This election will include candidates for Congress, U.S. Senate, governor, and state House and Senate, among others. As always, it’s important for Realtors to make ...
Norristown has an expensive, extensive use and occupancy process, but one aspect deserves some special attention and explanation — the zoning requirement. Norristown requires sellers to apply for a Zoning Use Registration Permit as the first ...
Jamie Ridge, president/CEO of the Suburban Realtors Alliance, was a guest on the March 3 episode of a new podcast called “Killin’ It In Real Estate.” Host Christy Manetta, a Bucks County Realtor, spoke to Ridge about the role of ...
Each week, Suburban Realtors Alliance staff reviews local and regional newspapers for public notices about proposed ordinances that would affect the sale of real estate — new inspection requirements, sign regulations, tax changes, etc. And ...
When a property is being sold in a municipality that requires a use and occupancy (U&O) inspection, it’s typically up to the seller to go through the process of ensuring the property is up to code and obtain the resale ...
School districts have started working on their 2022-2023 budgets. They are limited in how much they can raise taxes by state law -- namely, Act 1 of 2006. The Act 1 Index sets a maximum tax increase for each school district, each year. However, a ...
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