One of the clear advantages to living in Delaware County is it's easy access to Philadelphia and the world.
Situated just west of Philadelphia, the county boasts incredible transportation links for local, regional, and international travel with great rail, air, and highway access. Locally, it has great rail & bus public transportation throughout the county and surrounding areas. More importantly, it is located directly on some crucial highway arteries and is minutes from the international airport.
The Philadelphia International Airport is a world class transportation hub. After a quick review 
of its website, it is amazing how it has grown and the activity that it now harbors. From its original beginnings on 125 acres in 1925, it has grown to be one of the ten busiest airports in the world. From serving just 40,000 passengers in 1940, it now serves 39 million annually. The airport complex has over 2.4 million square feet, with 120 boarding gates. Its newest Terminal A - West features 13 international boarding gates with more than 50 Bureau of Customs and Immigration positions.
In addition, JD Power & Associates ranked PHL highest in customer satisfaction for large airports in 2008. The Airports Council Intl (AIC-NA) recently named the B/C Terminal Philadelphia Marketplace Food and Shops the "Best Food and Beverage Program" among large airports in North America (the airport includes over 160 food, beverage, and retail shops spread throughout the airports seven terminals). It even has an Exhibitions Program for the visual arts and has recently committed to purchasing 13,000 megawatt hours per year of clean renewable power wind power per year earning a Green Power Award from the Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future.
The airport has done a great job of transforming its business over the last several years to truly become an amazing asset to the city and surrounding communities. For additional information, please take a look at the attached airport links:
General Information Flight Information History
Terminal Map Newsletter Environment
Philadelphia International provides immediate air access to the world from Philadelphia, Delaware County, Chester County, and Wilmington/New Castle County. It's great to have this hub in our own backyard. Stay tuned for updates on additional transportation options.
Mark your calendars. You need to donate TODAY!
Today is the first day of the annual WMMR Preston & Steve Show's "Camp Out for Hunger" to support PhilAbundance. PhilAbundance is "the Philadelphia region's largest hunger relief organization. Their mission is to end hunger and malnutrition in the Delaware Valley by acquiring food and distributing it through organizations serving people in need. They've been around since 1984 and have provided food for over 60 million meals!" The Preston & Steve show has been supporting PhilAbundance for years. Steve says it best:
The camp out is being held from December 1st through the 5th at the Metroplex in Plymouth Meeting - just west of Philadelphia. Donations will be accepted everyday from about 6AM until approximately 9PM. Preston & Steve will be broadcasting every morning from the Metroplex, and there will be various other broadcasts from the location during the week.
It is a great cause and PhilAbundance can really use the support in this challenging year. They truly need it now more than ever. Come by, drop off your donation, and maybe even enter some contests or win a prize.
They thank you for your support.
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For more information on items needed, times, locations, etc, you can get all the details on the WMMR site.
For more information on PhilAbundance, click here.
Based on the feedback from my last post, I thought it may be helpful to shed a little more light on the home pricing and activity in different areas in Delaware County by showing a quick comparison. I chose two townships basically on either end of West Chester Pike (aka RT 3, the main east-west artery between Philadelphia and West Chester in Chester County).
Newtown Square (Newtown) is located at the intersection of Rt3 and Rt 252 in the upper west side of the county next to Chester County and has predominately single family homes. Upper Darby is adjacent to Philadelphia to the east and has a broad variety of single family homes, rows, and twins.
Delaware County statistics as reported from the TrendMLS system (information believed accurate but not guaranteed - subject to errors & omissions)
As you can see:
-Activity and prices were down significantly in Newtown Square
-Activity was also down in Upper Darby
-Prices up slightly in Upper Darby
-Days on market down in Newtown, up in Upper Darby
This follows the pattern that we have seen in several areas. While activity is down almost everywhere and prices in the upper price ranges have also often decreased, we have seen price strength at the lower price points. It appears that this strength is being fueled by both first time home buyer demand and investors continuing to take advantage of the historically low interest rates.
One troublesome note seen in this case is the increase in days on the market in Upper Darby. This could indicate price decreases to come.
As usual, all real estate is local. You should always check the actual activity in your neighborhood to confirm any assumptions you may make before making a move to buy or sell.
I hope this helps to clarify the pricing in the area. Click here for some additional stats on Delaware County as a whole or let me know if you have any insights.
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For buying or selling Homes Just West of Philadelphia including Delaware County, The Main Line, Chester County, and New Castle County DE from offices in Newtown Square PA and Wilmington DE
Welcome to Delaware County and the Surrounding Areas Just West of Philadelphia
Situated just West of Philadelphia are an amazing range of properties that can satisfy the needs of most any lifestyle.
Eastern Delaware County in some ways feels like an extension of Philadelphia. Just across Cobbs Creek, you enter some of the first historic suburbs of Philadelphia in Darby and Lansdowne. As the region grew, development followed the rail lines both south along the Delaware River through Chester and into the state of Delaware and west along the Main Line traveling through Radnor to Harrisburg and points west. The older suburbs are filled with a wide variety of housing from small row homes up to classic detail filled single family estates.
As you travel further west in Delaware County, the area begins to open up with newer suburban developments interspersed among older towns such as Media, Newtown Square, and Wayne. You enter former farm, estate, and hunt country. 
Here you still have predominately single family homes on larger parcels combined with some newer development. West of Delaware County, you enter Chester County which provides a broad array of housing choices form the Boroughs of West Chester and Kennett Square to the large horse farms and pastures of Unionville and the countryside beyond.
Traveling southwest from Pennsylvania into northern Delaware, New Castle County is also a popular choice. Wilmington is easily accessible by rail and car from Philadelphia and is a major stop on the Northeast Corridor rail lines if you need to travel toward Washington or New York. Just north of Wilmington you have many mid century developments along and east of the Route 202 corridor. To the northwest along Route 52, you quickly pass through Greenville and Centreville in the former Chateau country with many larger homes and estates nestled along the Brandywine Creek as you continue into Chester County. Southwest are many newer developments and Newark.
Old:New, City:Country, Row:Single Family Homes, the area has a broad range of options sure to satisfy any need.
As a Delaware native who was raised, schooled, and has lived in Delaware, Chester, and New Castle Counties for years, I have extensive knowledge throughout the local community. Having lived in a dozen states and traveled to over fifty countries, I bring a bit wider perspective to bear on any home search. Originally licensed in California in 1994 and Florida in 1997, I have already experienced some of the best and worst that can be seen in the real estate market and can pull from that experience to provide you with the guidance needed in today's world. Licensed in Pennsylvania in 2004 and Delaware in 2005, I have been able to build on that experience through one of the best markets the area has ever seen.
Today, by combining the Market Strength and Depth of Resources of Long & Foster Real Estate with my extensive Local Knowledge and Internet Marketing Expertise, your property will receive the Maximum Exposure available in today's market. I will work harder to be sure your property is exposed to the widest possible array of potential buyers in as little time as possible to achieve the maximum value possible in your time frame.
As an independent buyer in today's market, I can assist you in a broad range of areas depending on your needs. From experienced hands to first time home buyers, I can guide you through the search, the buying process, and the areas to help you find the appropriate property at your convenience. With advanced communcation tools, I cover the gamut from traditional mail to twitter to make your search as convenient as possible.
Contact me anytime and let me know what you may be looking for. It's a great area to live and it may be the right time to move!
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Licensed in Pennsylvania since 2004
Licensed in Delaware since 2005
Imagine the opportunities that are appearing everyday in this real estate market.
- Prices have declined making all real estate more affordable.
- Rates have declined increasing your relative purchasing power.
- Inventory has increased due to the uncertainties in the market.
- Move up prices have declined allowing more to be bought for less.
The economy as a whole is in one of the most precarious positions we have seen in years, but with uncertainty comes opportunity. No one can predict the future, but real estate over time has remained one of the best investments available and a tremendous wealth building tool.
Today offers the chance to obtain property at reasonable rates that will match your lifestyle for years. Owning your own property and being financially secure allows you a degree of independence and peace of mind that you can treasure for years.
Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions or need any additional information. I look forward to hearing from you.
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