Erica Palan
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Home-buying mistakes | Real Estate Newsletter (opens the original)
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You probably know Abigail Covington, my colleague who regularly helms the How I Bought This House column. In the year since she joined the team, sheâs become one of The Inquirerâs home-buying experts. So I couldnât believe it when she told me that sheâd opted for an information-only inspection when she bought her first home a few weeks ago. I wanted to shake her by the shoulders and say: Havenât you learned anything from all the real estate stories youâve written?! But in a new essay
You can now buy Philly-minted Trump coins with a golden hue (opens the original)
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Gold-hued $1 coins featuring the face of President Donald Trump are now available for purchase online and at the U.S. Mint gift shop on Independence Mall in Old City. Neither Phillyâs Mint nor the website has single coins for sale, so early buyers can get no fewer than 25 coins in a roll for $61. A bag of 100 coins for $154.50 is also available. Households are limited to two orders until Thursday at 2 p.m. when the cap will lift. The commemorative coins, printed in Philadelphia to mark the 250
N.J. apartments back from the brink | Real Estate Newsletter (opens the original)
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âEverybody complains about traffic.â Thatâs what real estate lawyer Mark Kaplin told The Inquirerâs Chester County reporter Brooke Schultz this week when she asked about pushback to development projects. It made me laugh out loud. After years of editing real estate stories, Iâve learned that he is so right. Kaplin talks about his latest work with Exton Square Mall and how itâs becoming harder to to get stuff done in the city and the burbs. Keep scrolling for that story and more in th
A âweirdâ time to buy a home | Real Estate Newsletter (opens the original)
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Michaelle is off this week, so Iâm here to talk real estate with you. And weâve got good stuff to get into this week. First up: our weird real estate market. Thatâs not my word choice. Itâs what real estate agents told Michaelle when she asked them how things are going. They told her that market has become much less seasonally predictable than it used to be and they shared what it could mean for homebuyers. Keep scrolling for that story and more in this weekâs edition: Itâs that time
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