WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
REAL ESTATE DATA AND OTHER LOCAL INFORMATION....
CurbChat - Washington County PA Real Estate and More

Bad Real Estate Agents Are Everywhere!

Below is a video I produced for February 2010 concerning bad real estate agents and how they can screw the consumer.



                                

 del.icio.us  Stumbleupon  Technorati  Digg 

Posted by Jon DePoe at 2/4/2010 11:25 AM | Add Comment

Real Estate "As I See It" Jan 2010 - video

January video<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 1/18/2010 1:29 PM | Add Comment

My Predictions For 2010

Ok folks, here is my video pontification for the new year... and I hope I'm wrong.
... << MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 1/1/2010 12:57 AM | Add Comment

Washington County Commissioners Raise Taxes

The Washington County Commissioners have undoubtedly endeared themselves to the local citizenry with the passage of a tax increase for the coming year. ... << MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 12/19/2009 9:13 PM | Add Comment

Local Area Statistics as of 12-13-09

Buyers and sellers can get a sense of the local market areas by referring to this data. ... << MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 12/14/2009 10:23 AM | Add Comment

Oct 08 vs Oct 09 Data

According to the data from the West Penn Multi List the bottom has been reached and the local area is rebounding ... << MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 11/27/2009 11:09 AM | Add Comment

Tips On The Tax Credit For Homebuyers

The credit won’t be available after April 30, 2010.  If you want to take advantage, be sure to make that spring deadline... << MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 11/26/2009 8:54 PM | Add Comment

The Annual Survival of the Fittest Season is Here!

The current independent contractor system now prevalent will be increasingly
modified and eventually morph into a completely salaried position. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 10/22/2009 11:53 AM | Add Comment

Washington PA Market Area Data August 2009

The median sale price for all homes that closed in the area is showing $230,569. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 9/12/2009 7:44 PM | Add Comment

July 09 vs July 08 Data

In the Peters Township areas closings fell 20% July to June and the
Washington areas closings fell 13% comparing those same numbers. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 8/19/2009 7:52 AM | Add Comment

First Presbyterian Church 1793 - rummage sale

one lady snapped "yes, and we shouldn't be taking things in this late but
since you brought it in you can leave it, thanks." ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 8/4/2009 11:21 AM | Add Comment

Peters Township area closing data

This data should be helpful to those of you who are in these areas and are
contemplating putting your home on the market. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 7/22/2009 8:45 AM | Add Comment

City to double parking rates

The attorneys who constitute the majority of the tenants in the Washington
Trust Building may have to start doling out quarters to their clients. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 7/9/2009 8:16 PM | Add Comment

Closings show increase in Peters Township

JUNE MLS DATA PETERS TOWNSHIP (7/5/09) ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 7/8/2009 9:24 AM | Add Comment

I have pulled the plug

Friday, July 3rd I put my real estate license into the Keller Williams
referral program, aptly named the KW Referral Company where it will stay
for awhile. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 7/4/2009 1:25 PM | Add Comment

Area Home Prices Holding On

Data indicates that the median closed prices rose in some local areas and
remained fairly steady in other areas around Washington County. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 6/20/2009 8:27 AM | Add Comment

Reality is a 30-35% drop in sales

I know this because I have just compiled a set of charts from data found in the
West Penn Multi List comparing sales figures in the month of April for the years
2006 through 2009. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 5/16/2009 9:55 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Club 40 Restaurant, Washington, PA 15301

From what I understand the restaurant has changed hands a number of times over
the years since the original owners, unfortunately the quality of the food has
not come along with the changes. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 4/10/2009 7:34 PM | Add Comment

Buyers are still holding back

I just complied some more stats from the West Penn MLS and frankly the results
are eye opening. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/30/2009 10:30 AM | Add Comment

Primo Cucina Italiana Restaurant, Washington, PA

I give this restaurant 3 stars. It would have had 4 but for the
aforementioned problem.
...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/26/2009 12:29 PM | Add Comment

February was pretty abysmal on the local level

When you consider that this area really has not been hit as hard as many other
markets it makes you realize just how dramatic the situation is all across the
country. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/5/2009 5:05 PM | Add Comment

Rush Limbaugh - pitiful trash talker

Personally, I hope that Limbaugh will sink into obscurity where he belongs along
with most of the other talk show morons. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/3/2009 1:18 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Local Economic engine sputtering..

I have just completed a couple of charts from West Penn Multi List data that
shows what has transpired in two local areas over the past month. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 1/28/2009 10:59 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Let's get Realistic!

Now, you can listen to "Hoddy" Hanna blow all the smoke he wants, ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 12/11/2008 7:52 PM | Add Comment

As I was wandering through the office the voices cried out!

The old cliché "dead in the water" applies. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 11/1/2008 8:42 AM | Add Comment

Mortgage rates in record rise

It's the largest weekly increase in 21 years and will affect anyone attempting
to finance or refinance a home. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 10/18/2008 8:56 AM | Add Comment

The outlook has turned a little sour!

The data show that there were 154 closings across the county during September. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 10/15/2008 9:44 AM | Add Comment

City Council Has Lost It!

The conduct is childish at best for our elected officials to behave as they have
done here. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 9/24/2008 11:33 AM | Add Comment

I See a Light!

As I drive around the area I still see many homes that have been languishing on
the market for well into a full year. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 9/14/2008 9:40 AM | Add Comment

Washington& Jefferson College McIlvaine Hall Bell Tower

I guess W&J felt no pain at destroying this old landmark. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 8/9/2008 11:38 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

June 2008 sales data for Washington County, PA

In summary, the figures when compared to the same period last year (month of
June) are indicating a drop in closings of approximately 20% in most areas of
the county.
...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 7/21/2008 5:06 AM | Add Comment

Name and Number Please!

Just remember as you are out there surfing around for housing information, there
are web sites that are bad and web sites that are pretty good. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 7/17/2008 2:24 PM | Add Comment

Real estate agents and Realtors® not trusted by most consumers

The general public can easily see through us when we do many of the things we do
and they don't like being treated like they are idiots, so we deserve their
mistrust in us. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 7/3/2008 8:38 AM | Add Comment

May was an active month for listings locally .. Closings lagged

Peters had 103 new listings in May and Washington had 92<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 6/28/2008 8:32 AM | Add Comment

Local area residential closings drop 28% from May of 2007

Data from the West Penn Multi List does indicate that there is about a
28% slip in residential closings for May of 08 vs the same period of May 2007. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 6/27/2008 8:42 AM | Add Comment

Washington County, PA Closed Listings For April 2008

There were 115 total closings throughout the county during the month. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 5/30/2008 7:46 PM | Add Comment

Al and Ruben's Restaurant 2390 Jefferson Ave, Washington, PA 15301

I rate this restaurant now at 2 stars. Maybe they'll work out their problems and
improve over time.
...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 5/10/2008 11:00 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Listings are lingering

A number of agents have told me that this is the slowest that they have seen it
in these parts for some time. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 5/9/2008 9:31 AM | Add Comment

Washington County PA overall closings slide in 1st QTR of 2008

The data shows a combined slip in closed transactions 2008 to 2007 quarter to
quarter of approximately 28 percent. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 4/13/2008 10:39 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Washington County, PA real estate outlook

The after-shock of the sub prime meltdown is still building here. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/30/2008 7:14 AM | Add Comment

Data on housing market in the Peters Township, PA and Washington, PA areas for the period Jan 1 - Mar 09 -08

the overall average of listing prices and actual closing prices have fallen over
the past month. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/9/2008 7:43 PM | Add Comment

Washington County foreclosures on the rise

Obviously, the sub prime mortgage backlash is starting to be felt in the local
area. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/2/2008 9:00 AM | Add Comment

Spossey Opens Mouth and Inserts Foot!

This incident is yet another small chapter in Spossey's unsavory record while in
office. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 3/1/2008 8:27 AM | Add Comment

Pennsylvania real estate is in the "calm before the storm"

Here are some of the predictions given out at the recent state meeting of the
Pennsylvania Association of Realtors in Harrisburg:
...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 2/26/2008 9:00 AM | Add Comment

Peters Township, PA Has a Glut of Homes Available

There's a lot of choices out there for the discriminating buyer to look over. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 2/19/2008 4:34 PM | Add Comment

Local Agent Force Experiencing Low Closing Stats

Statistics have consistently shown that 10% of the agent
force sells 90% of the listings out there, leaving the remaining 90% of the
agents selling only 10% of the listings. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 2/18/2008 10:52 AM | Add Comment

City of Washington PA 15301 has a lot of unsold listings!

I just did a quick check on the West Penn Multi List system for residential
listings with the city limits of Washington, PA 15301, and found that there
are currently 84 homes listed as active. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 2/17/2008 9:54 AM | Add Comment

Data on housing market in the Peters Township, PA and Washington, PA areas for the period Jan 1 - Feb 12 -08

There are two data sheets, one for Peters Township and surrounding area and one
for the City of Washington and the surrounding area. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 2/12/2008 8:28 PM | Add Comment

Sales Strong - Prices Steady!

Sales are remaining strong for this usually slower market season and home prices
are not declining as they are some other national areas. ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 2/2/2008 9:03 PM | Add Comment

City of Washington is Back Under Spossey's Thumb

Granted, we have to live with this administration for the next four
years, but they need to know up front that they can't just run over
the voters in the City of Washington without some serious consequences.  ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Jon DePoe at 1/26/2008 8:22 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment
Older Entries
Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. KW Referral Co. 412-884-1720 -- Contact Jon DePoe: 724-222-5500 Ext 112