JUNE 2008
Graduation:
A Special Ceremony for C-M Seniors
Dominic Bioni stands at attention as the Canon-McMillan
graduation ceremony gets underway
Celebrations!
First the prom and then graduation
Successful Women of the South Hills
Attaining a goal is certainly an attribute
of success, especially when it involves a high
degree of personal risk.
Animal House
They’re all accepted, including neglected dogs,
one-horned cows, even horses. It’s a 24/7 mission
for Washington County’s animal shelters.
Unique Development: Summerbrooke
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Home Staging
Before you decide to put your house on the
market, you might want to talk to a home-staging
expert first.
Home of the Wild Things
The Washington County baseball team makes the
sport exciting to play and to watch.
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Real Estate on the Rebound
One year ago, Americans yearning to own a home were floating in an
ocean of easy credit and low interest rates. When the storm came,
starting in the late summer, the tsunami sent waves of anxiety throughout
the housing, mortgage, credit card, banking and insurance industries.
It also created a new term: sub-prime.
Yet, as often is the case, the ripples of this disaster barely lapped against the
walls of the housing market in Pittsburgh. For a variety of reasons, homeowners
in Pittsburgh pretty much evaded the cataclysmic affects of the housing industry
collapse that struck the rest of the country. Perhaps it is because we are less
credulous, or less willing to believe that money grows on trees.
Whatever the reason, the real estate market in the South Hills is buoyant,
with new properties and resale of existing housing going through a strong
period of sustained growth. Real estate professionals will tell you that if
you have a good credit history and a solid employment record and can put up
an acceptable down payment, these might be the best of times to buy, sell,
downsize, upsize, and upgrade. And if you have a sense of adventure that
comes with investing in property, then you’ll want to read our articles on
becoming a landlord, and bidding for properties at sheriff’s sales.
Real estate offers many avenues for financial advancement in addition
to providing opportunities for finding the home of your dreams. Our Special
Section on Real Estate will help you start your search.
The Pittsburgh Real Estate market is not just surviving –
it’s thriving! We’re having the best year in
our company’s history. Helping
home buyers make the right
decision is key. Your home is
the largest, single investment you make
for your family. We want to ensure that all of our customers are educated in
the financial process of buying their new home.
- Kevin Oakley, Marketing Director, Heartland Homes |
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