One zip code, two different housing markets. An interactive map of the East/West split, and what the city's own property records say about each side.
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Philadelphia agents are calling this market weird: rising supply, longer sits and bidding wars at the same time. Five zip codes of Bright MLS data show all three.
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Are all listings available on Zillow? Mostly yes, but not every home and not always at once. What shows up depends on MLS, broker and portal rules.
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435 homes closed across Northwest Philadelphia and eastern Montgomery County in Q2 2026, up 46 percent from Q1. The charts tell the story of the spring market.
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HomeServices of America's new white paper says future buyers are being locked out. Here's how it reads against June data for first-time buyers in Northwest Philadelphia.
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The offer got accepted. Now comes the part nobody explains: inspections, the mortgage commitment, title work, the walkthrough and the deadlines that hold it all together.
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June 2026 numbers for the Northwest Philadelphia housing market, from mortgage rates to neighborhood prices in Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, Roxborough, and beyond.
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An interactive walk up Germantown Avenue: 31 of my favorite stops from Mt. Airy into Chestnut Hill, plus the 1.7-mile route, the climb, and where to park.
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Philadelphia's transfer tax is now 4.578%, one of the highest in the country, while most of Montgomery County sits at 2%. What buyers actually pay at settlement, line by line.
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Mortgage rates climbed. Kevin Warsh took the Fed. Inflation hit a three-year high. Locally, May was another strong month for Northwest Philadelphia.
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