- Elmer Smith: West Philly High takes center stage - for a day
- A boost for library at Fairhill School
The University of Pennsylvania will begin construction today of its epic 24-acre Penn Park, the centerpiece of its 30-year master plan involving land it acquired from the U.S. Postal Service in 2004.
- Gallery: Haven: The Leesons
- On the House: Good, bad of reverse mortgages
Once they settled on a location, the Leeson family began altering the house to reflect their lifestyles.
Discovering the perfect home isn't always about finding everything you want in one place. Sometimes, it's about finding the one place where you can make a home everything you want.
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Pennsylvania Following are some prices recorded with the city and counties Aug. 20-25. Philadelphia 232 Philip Pl., $915,000. 106 W. Highland Ave., $730,000.
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Following are the top prices recorded with the city and counties Aug. 20-25 (the map shows homes' locations). Philadelphia 232 Philip Pl., $915,000.
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New Jersey Following are prices were recorded with the counties Aug. 20-25. Atlantic County Absecon 15 W. Lee Ave., $215,000.
- Homes with the highest selling prices in the region.$2.1 Million 2648 Ash Mill Road Buckingham Bucks County Settlement date not available $1,966,841 7 Bridle Lane Newtown Delaware County
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Tell us about your haven by e-mail (and send some digital photographs) at properties@phillynews.com.
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Inquirer real estate writer Alan J. Heavens is the author of "Remodeling on the Money" (Kaplan Publishing). His columns appear Fridays in Home & Design.
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A few weeks back, I wrote about a National Consumer Law Center study reporting that some of the same people who sold subprime loans now sell reverse mortgages.
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Question: I'm hoping you can give a brief explanation of the tankless water heater. I can't seem to make my husband understand. Our water heater is on the opposite side of our house from the bathrooms and laundry room. Consequently, it takes running the water a long time before we get any warm/hot water. Isn't the tankless heater something that allows you to tap into hot water on demand?
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Inquirer real estate writer Alan J. Heavens is the author of "Remodeling on the Money" (Kaplan Publishing). His columns appear Fridays in Home & Design.
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