Nick & Trudy Vandekar

Below are the market statistics for Tredyffrin Easttown (T/E) for the previous 12 months. Days on market have increased during the year although they seem to be dropping currently. Sales volume has dropped, although this also has started to pick up in the past couple of months. Listed volume has decreased recently although compared to last year it is roughly equal. Invnetory accumalation, the time it is estimated it will take to sell a house if no more houses were to come on the market is 7 months, 6 is considered balanced, neither buyer or seller market. There are currently 286 home son the market in the school district. Houses are selling for about 92-93% of asking price, although this number may be skewed slightly if agents relist a home at a lower price rather than reducing the price.

Monthly Statistics for the Date Range Selected

Inventory Accumulation for the Last 12 Full Months

*Current Inventory is based on the actual available properties on the date this report was created.

**Average Monthly Sales is the average sales for the last 12 full months

***Inventory accumulation (in months) = Current Inventory Units / Average Monthly Sales

Pricing Details of Sold Units for the Date Range Selected

Ever wondered who are those people on the wall in Berwyn?

Painted in 2005 over the summer on the wall of a building opposite Clay's Bakery on Waterloo Avenue the mural depicts a Fourth of July parade and was commisioned by Earnest Eadeh and painted on the side of a building Earnest owns in Berwyn, PA. There are a host of people who many may not know. But thanks to C. Herbert Fry a local historian the information is available.

It is a colorful eye catching patriotic piece of work with flags flying. The 20 faces from right to left are Gene Williams, Easttown Township Manager, Carol Williams, Secretary for Surender Kohli, Carolyn Carter, Easttown Volunteer, John Thomas owner of the barbershop on whose wall the mural is is painted, Denise bones, owner of Clay's Bakery, Keith Martin, a Wayne electirician, Chantal Eadeh Goldberg daughter of Earnest Eadeh and carrying her young baby, Lydia Corinne in her left arm and leading her 2 year old daughter, at the time, Jocelyn Sarah with her right hand; Clay Carter, husband of Carolyn Carter, Bill Connor Sr., owner of the the former Connor's Pharmacy; Bill Fritz, president of Fritz Lumber in Berwyn; Leslie Eadeh, wife of Earnest Eadeh; Earnest Eadeh; Surender Kohli, of Kohli & Associates and Easttown Township Engineer; Heather Eadeh; daughter of Earnest Eadeh; Jack McCormick, a Berwyn Roofer who prepared the roof of the mural building; recently retired Tom Armstrong then Easttown Police Chief. The 3 horses, Chancellor, Derby and Rocky are from Fox Meadow Farms. Jim Stowell, Sr owner of Jim's Berwyn Sunoco in Easttown and Jim's Berwyn Aito Repair in Strafford is driving the horses and standing at the back of the turn-of-the-century steam pumper fire engine is Dave black, facilities manager for Earnest Eadeh.

Three buildings are also depicted, Berwyn Train Station, the former Connor's Pharmacy, and the Berwyn Primary School. The mural was created by Karl Yoder and ainted by a graduate of Pratt Institute in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Have you ever questioned how to select a decorator? Many times the only option has been to hire a decorator who charges a fee for her time. But what happens if it's obvious within the first hour or two that you just aren't going to click with that decorator? Unfortunately, you're left feeling very uncomfortable -sometimes intimidated- and you're back to square one, having accomplished nothing.

With today's overwhelming choices in home furnishings, a professional decorator is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. A Decorator's role is to professionally assist you in creating the décor of your choice in your home. The more your know about your own tastes and personal style before selecting your decorator, the more productive your decorator will be in working with you. Here are a few tips to help you truly enjoy working with your decorator.

*Do your homework. What are your color preferences? Styles? Basic priorities?

*Look through magazines. What catches your eye?

*Give some thought to your budget. This guideline will save you lots of valuable time.

*Think about your needs and your decorating desires for your room.

Select a decorator who is interested in making YOUR dream home a reality! With a little forethought and planning, working with a professional, caring decorator can be a truly pleasurable experience.

As mentioned before the new PA Contractor Law implemented this year requires all contractors to register with the state before July 1st, over 40,000 contractors have done that , however 20,000 have still to register.

The second phase of the law requires all contractors to prepare new contract forms. This is because the law requires 17 different provisions be included (and 11 excluded!) in every contract. Contractors have never been too focused on long written contracts, this will be a big change for the industry as it becomes more formal in its paperwork. New provisions include start/completion dates, insurance coverage, lists of sub-contractors, three day rescission period for the homeowner, in other words no more contracts on paper napkins.

Another part of the law is the requirement for contractors to advertise their official registration number with the PA Attorney Generals registration program. This is the HIC# you will see on trucks, paperwork and advertisements.

So make sure your contractor has registered and is following the new rules.

The Walker Cup is coming to the Merion Golf Club September 11-13, 2009. This event, in suburban Philadelphia, matches the ten best amateur golfers in American against the best from the Great Britain and Ireland team. George Herbert Walker, the grandfather of Bush 41 and great grandfather of Bush 43, President of the United States Golf Association in 1920, was interested in starting a competition between teams from around the world. By 1922 the call went out from the USGA to host an international Match at The National Golf Links of America. Only a team from Great Britain and Ireland could afford to come. The press dubbed the Matches the Walker Cup and it stuck.

This year's very emotional national flag raising ceremony takes place Friday afternoon at 5pm. The two rounds a day Matches start Saturday morning at 8am.

Tickets for The Matches can be purchased at www.meriongolfclub.com. There will be no parking at the Club. There are two primary ways to get to The Matches. The first is a P&W (Philadelphia& Western) trolley line stop at the Club. In addition, remote parking in the Radnor Financial Center, east of central Wayne, will be running a shuttle to the course. Allow at least twenty minutes once on the bus.

One of the greatest things about the Walker Cup Matches is your proximity to the players. The total gallery will be small enough for you to walk with the players on the fairways and closely surround the greens. A number of these twenty young men from both sides will shortly be relinquishing their amateur status and you'll see their names on the world's professional circuits. You can hear their discussions with their caddies. Learn how they think and see if you agree with them.

The Merion Golf Club has hosted at least one United States Golf Association event for eleven consecutive decades, eighteen events in all. The twelfth decade and nineteenth event will be in 2013 when it hosts the US Open. Only Baltusrol and Oakmont with fifteen events each at close to Merion's total.