Philadelphia Investment Market Statistics

I've always been a big fan of using statistics and numbers to guide my decision making when it comes to real estate investing. Unfortunately the numbers I'd like to have aren't always available so I've decided to start tracking some of them myself. After digging through a bit of data I've come up with the following three tables which I think should be helpful to many local investors, and I plan to update the numbers on a weekly basis which should provide a more and more helpful data-set as time goes on. If you can think of good datapoints that you'd like me to add to these feel free to suggest them - I'll do my best.

The following data applies to 2-4 Unit residential properties - a great first-investment option since owner-occupants can use convential FHA financing to purchase them with little money down:

This table applies to Multifamily residential properties greater than 5 units. It's a small dataset so the numbers can be skewed a lot by just a few properties:

These stats apply to properties classified in the MLS as Shell properties, a popular investment for those looking to do rehabs. This is a relatively new MLS category so the statistics don't reflect the full market but give a good general idea of where things stand: