Totally Renovated Chatham Park, Havertown Single Home

Welcome to this beautifully renovated Chatham Park Red Brick Colonial. Move right into this pristine home with its beautifully refinished hardwood floors, freshly painted walls and new bathrooms. Walking into the home under an awning covered patio, you'll find a great floor plan that includes a living room, formal dining room, remodeled kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances, breakfast room, family room and new half bath. New Andersen sliders take you from the family room onto a new back deck that overlooks a private back yard. Upstairs you'll find three bedrooms and brand new tiled hall bath w/ tub. The basement offers another great room as it is finished with recessed lighting, new hardwood basement stairs and wall to wall carpeting. Additionally the bassement offers a new half bath and laundry hookups. Along with new double hung insulated windows and central air the quality of this renovation shows in every room. Move into Chatham Park!

Check out more details, pictures and a great virtual tour at www.112BrentwoodRd.com.

Don't forget to check out www.TylerWagner.com for the newest listings in Haverford Township real estate and surrounding areas. Additionally find all sorts of other great real estate information for buyers and sellers.

3 Bedroom Row in Kirklyn Neighborhood of Upper Darby

Great Row in the Kirklyn Section of Upper Darby. Walking distance to Highland Elementary, Public Transportation (train & bus), and local shopping. Only 20 minutes from Center City driving and even closer to University City. Property features include a front porch, large living room, dining room, cut away kitchen, 1 car offstreet parking and 1 car detached garage, partially finished basement with laundry hookups, 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath with tub and stall shower. For more details please contact Tyler Wagner of Wagner Inc. Real Estate at tyler@wagnerrealestate.com or 610-639-5148. Owner of property is a licensed Pennsylvania Real Estate agent. Property will be available early October. Utilities are not included.

Check out www.tylerwagner.com for further details.

Great New Listing in Havertown

25 Nancy Drive, Havertown, Pa 19083

$354,900 - 5 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION !! Wonderful Stone & sided Home on a quiet cul-de-sac street! 2-story Colonial with a 2-story addition - great space! The main level includes Living room/attractive picture window & tiled entry; formal Dining room; large modern Kitchen & Breakfast room overlooking a large private rear yard; family room/Anderson windows & sliders to rear deck. 2nd level includes spacious master bedroom with bath; 4 additional good size bedrooms and updated Hall Bath. Lower walk-out level includes finished room, utility room & work/storage room & exit to covered patio. Pluses include netural interior, replacement windows, wall-to-wall carpeting over hardwood floors, great closet space & walk-up attic storage. This home offers a great flow for entertaining & is ideal for extended family. Close to shopping & schools (including a brand new elementary school). Easy access to transportation, the Blue Route, Rtes 1, 3, 95, Center City Philadelphia and The Main Line. Come View this wonderful Home!

Check out more Details, Pictures and a Virtual Tour at www.25NancyDrive.com

As always I'll keep you posted.

Haverford Township Home Sales Two Month Update

Two Months from June 6, 2008, 70 single homes sold between $212,500 and $460,000, 13 twins sold between $200,000 and $280,000 and 7 condos sold between $98,000 and $249,900 for a total of 88 Sales in Haverford Township. Why do you care?? For the first 3 months of the year there were only 108 total sales! To say the least, things are picking up in Havertown residential real estate sales.

As its best to look at the number of sales and the time on market to determine how a market is performing, we saw a very positive decrease on days in market as April averaged 75 days and May averaged 53 (according to Trend MLS statistics (homes between 0 and $999,999)). While national news continues to offer up few positive housing statistics, Haverford Township continues to remain relatively strong.

To see all of my newest Havertown Listings before they hit the MLS by checking out www.TylerWagner.com. I just listed two great new singles in Havertown that include 613 Valley Road & 1348 Harrington Road.

613 Valley Road offers a great home for someone looking to do a little work or who needs a large detached car garage. It even allows parking of an RV, Boat or Contractor Vehicle. Located directly behind Chatham Park Elementary School (Haverford Township School District), this property sits in a great neighborhood and location in Havertown.

1348 Harrington Road offers handicap accessibility as it is modified for mobility impairment. Additionally, at $239,900, it offers a great opportunity to own a single in Havertown, where the average single sells just under $300,000.

I'll keep you posted.

Get the Haverford Township Real Estate Edge

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! As we kick off the summer, there's no doubt that real estate sales in Haverford Township (Havertown, Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Drexel Hill and Haverford) have continued to decline in numbers when compared to last years sales. Despite the statistical data, good sales are still occurring for sellers who make the right decisions in price, renovation and realtor.

The first key, price, is making all the difference. Sellers who are pricing their homes correctly are not only getting offers, they are getting offers close to their asking price. When sellers overprice their homes, they are actually helping their competition. Also, when I say pricing is important, I don't always mean lowing the price. It needs to be the price that makes sense in the Haverford Township Real Estate Market. I just had a sale at 301 Cherry Lane, Havertown, that sold for 275,000. The last similar sale on the street was 254,000. This property happened to have a nice yard and a two car detached garage and a buyer was willing to pay for the amenities. It was a good price and it sold in 10 days. It was a higher price and the right price.

Renovation is another opportunity to win in this tough market. Whenever you have a renovation in mind, make sure you at least consider value. I've seen a lot of crazy changes people have made to homes that don't make any financial sense. While its not always about monetary value, make sure if your thinking of moving in the near future, that you consider the consequences of your remodel. In general, kitchens and baths are the best bang for your buck. In Havertown, many homes don't have more then 1 full bath. If you can successfully add a second full bath on the second floor of a 2 story colonial that makes a lot of sense. On the other hand, if you add a full bath to the first floor of a 2 story colonial, you just spent a lot of money on shower/bath tub that's not going to get it back in the sale. Also, remember that painting will do more for a house then anything. Whether you good enough to do it yourself or you hire someone, its well worth taking the time to make home feel clean and modern.

Lastly, picking the right realtor makes all the difference. The amazing part about picking a realtor is that you'll pay fairly similar commissions for the best and worst Realtors out there. You're selling one of the biggest assets you have and you should get the best. A good realtor knows the market, knows how to market your home and how get the best price. Make sure to qualify your realtor, their experience, their success and their presentation.

If you want to learn more about my approach to selling your home go to my website, www.tylerwagner.com, give me a call at 610-639-5148 or email me at tyler@wagnerrealestate.com. I'll give you the edge you need in Havertown, Ardmore, Drexel Hill, and the rest of the Delaware Valley.

January 2008 Havertown Real Estate Statistics

You might be surprised by the Havertown market. In January 2007 the average sold price was $286,896, with an average of 63 days on the market, for the 46 units that were sold. This past January (2008), the sales average rose quite a bit to $345,000, averaging 56 days on the market, with only 32 units sold. (This includes sales between 0 and $999,999 in Haverford Twp. Information was obtained throught Trend MLS, February 25, 2008)

So what does this mean?? Statistics are a funny thing in that they can be interpreted many different ways. What this doesn't mean is that Havertown homes have jumped in price by over $45,000! As a Havertown home owner myself, I wish that were the case.

The good news of these numbers is that buyers are still willing to purchase homes in a price range that is quite high for Haverford Township. It also means that the group of buyers are well qualified, particularly as lender financing and mortgage rates have been all over the place since the beginning of the year.

On the flip side, there were 14 less units sold this year compared to last. This shows that buyers are taking their time and looking for the best deals. If you currently have a home on the market or are thinking of selling, you need to understand how your home compares to the competition in order to sell your home in a reasonable amount of time.

If you'd like to learn more about your homes value please contact me at 610-446-2300 x224, 610-639-5148 direct, or tyler@wagnerrealestate.com. Also, make sure to view all of the current market listings at www.talktotyler.com and www.tylerwagner.com.

Launching TylerWagner.com

The real estate market has been one of lots of national confusion over the last year. As I'm working to provide information to those who are interested, I've lauched www.tylerwagner.com as another road to local real estate updates and information. TylerWagner.com offers great resources including sections for buyers and sellers, featured listings, mortgage calculators, and my newest initiative "The Culture of Havertown" where residents can submit their own perspectives on what Haverford Township is to them. If you'd like to offer your own stories, I'd love to post them. Send your stories to tyler@wagnerrealestate.com.

In the upcoming weeks I'll be updating both my blog and website to meet the needs of interested public. Please feel free to provide me with your feedback and I'll keep you posted.