Welcome Back Readers! Or should I say viewers? This is the first of many video blog posts on www.TheLancasterConnection.com . I’m excited about being able to bring you this content in a way that is relevant and timely but don’t worry, there will be more than just video posts to[...]
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Lancaster Inspector’s Corner – Saving Energy in Lancaster Pa Part 2
Welcome Back Readers! This post wraps up the two part series on energy efficiency from Matt Steger with WIN Home Inspection ! As we began discussing last time. electricity costs in Lancaster PA have skyrocketed due to the deregulation of electric companies here in PA. One of the ways to co[...]
The New Age of Social Media and Blogging – An Ethics Minefield?
Social networking sites such as Facebook, Activerain, RealTown, Trulia Voices, etc. provide a myriad of ways to connect consumers and colleagues alike with real estate info. Blogs have proliferated in the last few years, people are writing them reading them and commenting all over the internet. [...]
Fannie Mae Offers Closing Cost Assistance and Appliance Incentive
Welcome Back Readers! It’s been a busy month in real estate, so many things happening both locally and nationally it seems everyday there is something new! That’s actually the becoming the normal state of affairs nowadays and I don’t mind as it gives me lots of things to writ[...]
The Trouble with Tribbles or Why Loan Modifications are Failing to Solve the Foreclosure Problem
Welcome Back Readers! I put up a post the yesterday about how FHA has recently changed their policies to allow loan modifications for qualifying borrowers before they miss a payment . This is a great policy and I sincerely hope it will help more people stay in their homes. The problem though[...]
FHA Allows for Loan Modifications for Homeowners Who Haven’t Yet Missed a Payment
Welcome Back Readers! It was a busy week last week in the real estate world, the Lancaster County PA Real Estate Market is moving quickly. I apologize for the shortage of posts recently due to this but you can expect a little more consistency in the coming weeks. I wanted to start of this [...]
The Lancaster Inspector’s Corner – Where to Test for Radon
Welcome Back Readers! This is the third of four articles in our Radon series, this week Matt Steger from WIN Home Inspection talks a little more about Radon Testing where it should be done and how important “Closed House” conditions are. Don’t know what that means? Read on [...]
Did FHA Just Throw First Time Buyers in Front of the Bus for a PR Gain?
Welcome Back Readers! I apologize in advance for the negative tone of this post, but it is information that people who plan on buying this year need to have. Let me start with this: There are many solutions available to FHA’s problems, and there are other programs that allow cash poo[...]