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The dog days of summer are over, but it’s always a good time to make your landscaping more functional – for both you and your furry friends.  From Lawnstarter, here are five ways to create a more dog-friendly yard.  1. Prioritize Pet Safety  Dogs like to roam. Add...

Right now is the best time to buy a home this year, according to Realtor.com, which has identified Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 as the prime buying time for house hunters.  What makes this week the best time to buy? Realtor.com expects that right now, homebuyers will see a...

Three outstanding Realtors® were recognized for their dedication, leadership and contributions to the real estate industry at PAR’s Board of Directors meeting yesterday in Harrisburg. PAR Past President Todd Umbenhauer received the Lifetime Achievement Award;...

Realtors® Jon Bomberger and Wendell Hoover volunteer their time to Eden Village of Harrisburg, a not-for-profit building tiny home communities for those experiencing homelessness.  Jon Bomberger Eden Village of Harrisburg became a concept in 2019 when three...

The dollar volume of foreign buyer residential purchases during April 2025 to March 2026 was $45.3 billion, accounting for 2% of the $2.3 trillion of existing-home sales overall, according to the National Association of Realtors® 2026 International Transactions in...

Pennsylvania’s housing market held steady in August, as home sales, listings and median home price remained consistent with the previous month, according to the latest housing report prepared for the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®. The median home price was...

Realtors® and MLS administrators should be on alert for a new scam that affects MLS access. Recently, an MLS administrator reported receiving an email from someone impersonating a member, requesting that the member’s MLS access email address be changed to one the...

The appraisal industry is transitioning to a redesigned appraisal report, known as the new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR), which is built on the Uniform Appraisal Dataset version 3.6 (UAD 3.6). This mandated change is directed by the U.S. Federal...

Pennsylvania real estate and appraiser schools could face new costs — and potentially temporary interruptions to operations — if legislation correcting a longstanding oversight does not become law.  Senate Bill 838 (Culver, R-Columbia) would clarify which state...

Philadelphia is experiencing a surge in millennial homebuyers. The city ranked no. 17 on RentCafe’s list of top 20 metro areas where more millennials are buying.  From 2018 to 2023, millennial homeownership in Philly increased by 91.7%, significantly outpacing the...