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Suburbs with the Most Affordable Big Homes: An article published yesterday in the National Association of Realtors online Realtor Magazine invited readers to "Find out where home shoppers are finding the largest homes for the least amount of money outside major city centers. Number one (of 7) suburbs identified was Sicklerville (Camden County, NJ 08081), a suburb of Philadelphia. Y‑O‑Y detached, single family sold price (median) in this zip code has risen more than 13% — from $203,000 in 2019 to $230,000 as of today. Compare Sicklerville home prices (for sale, pending and recently sold)

Traditions at Skippack is an Active Adult (55‑plus) commonuty of detached ranch homes built by Westrum Development and Pulte Homes.

Record Neighborhood Resale Price
A record-high resale price was set this month on Forrest Drive in Northampton Township's Pine Run neighborhood. The 4 bedroom, 2,600+ sqft. Colonial on Forrest Drive was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Newtown (215‑860‑4200) for $539,000 topping the previous record of $531,000 set in 2018 for a home also on Forrest Drive.

Northwestern Oregon counties (Jefferson and Union) passed a ballot measure directing county officials to hold meetings to discuss seceding to Idaho. The initiative ia called Move Oregon's Border for a Greater Idaho. Idaho's governor says they are looking at Idaho because of its less restrictive regulatory atmosphere.

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With a 24.7 percent year increase in October sales year over year, it doesn’t appear that the pandemic has tempered demand in Rhode Island’s housing market. Rhode Island Association of Realtors October home sales statistics portray a record-breaking market that shows little sign of slowing down, even into the holidays. With 1252 single-family home sales last month, October was the busiest month on record, despite being the time of year when sales typically begin to decelerate. — www.rirealtors.org.

Toll Brothers' Luxury Townhome development (Newtown Walk) began sales in the summer of 2008 with settled prices going in the high $600,000s. By 2013 and 2014 some units were selling in the $900,000s with a record high (still standing) of just under a million dollars ($995,000) in March of 2013. From then until 2020 prices tended to be in the $700,000s. The most-recent resale, a 4 bedroon, 3-1/2 bath end unit, was sold this week for $870,000 by Keller Williams Real Estate, Newtown (215‑860‑4200).

Sweetwater Farms enjoying record resale prices
7 of the 10 highest resale prices ever paid for homes in Lower Southampton Township's Sweetwater Farms neighborhood occurred in 2020. A 4 bedroom Tudor on Chasemoor Drive holds the top spot so far, It sold in October for $555,000; the runner up was a 5 bedroom home on Fox Hollow Drive that sold in May for $540,000.

Home sold in 1 day for $27K over list price by Debra Granite (Keller Williams Real Estate). The circa 1975 Colonial on Haral Place in Bensalem Township sold for $392,000.

The Russian Village Historic District (Churaevka) is a small self‑contained community located on a heavily wooded hill in the southwest corner of Southbury, Connecticut. Roughly wedge shaped, the District is bounded on the east by Interstate 84 and on the west by the Pomperaug River, just above its confluence with the Housatonic. Both the Pomperaug Valley and the highway lie about 300 feet below the district; the land slopes sharply down to the river at 60 degrees.

Location, Location, Location ... with "property distancing" Montgomery County's Marlborough Township may be a good place to begin house hunting if your looking for proximity to amenities while property distancing. There have been dozens of homes sold recently with lots ranging between 1 and 10 acres. Median sold price, $330,000.

Year‑over‑year median resale price (2019/2020) for homes in Bristol Township's Fairbridge neighborhood rose 3.7% ($287,000‑297,500).

Year-over-year (2019/2020) median resale price for homes in Lower Makefield Township's Valleywood neighborhood rose just over 5% to approximately $423,000.

Big Oak Bend is a 1980s townhome subdivision built by the David Cutler Group. Homes have 3 to 4 bedrooms. To date this year there were 7 resales ranging from $320,000 to $375,000.

Record Neighborhood Resale Price
A record-high resale price was set last month in Newtown Township's New Haven neighborhood. The 4 bedroom, 2,900+ sqft. Colonial on Harding Court was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Newtown (215‑860‑4200) for $706,000 topping the previous 2018 record of $630,000.

Record Neighborhood Resale Price
A record-high resale price was set last month in Whitpain Township's Mews at Blue Bell community. The 4 bedroom, 3,500 sqft. Colonial on McDivitt Drive was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Newtown (215‑860‑4200) for $690,000 topping the previous 2006 record of $632,000.

An October Like No Other for Bucks County PA Residential Real Estate Due to the prolonged shutdown of several months, home settlements backed up well into October resulting in closed transactions for single family homes of 812, 30% more than October of last year (624). Homes in October sold in 1/3rd the time (7 days cvs. 21 days last year). Most significant of all was the year-over-year median resale price which came in a whopping 17% higher ($315,000 in 2019 compared to $367,000 for 2020). [ ‡ ]

Robbinsville's Woods at Washington subdivision is comprised of 20 detached, single family homes built by Ryan Homes in the early 2000s.

Robbinsville's Washington Hunt subdivision is comprised of 4 to 5 bedroom colonials built in the 1990s

Year-to-date (ending 9/30/2020), the median resale price for a condominium in Lower Makefield's Rose Hollow Community was $280,000. For the same period last year, the median resale price was $244,000. The 14.5% increase is typical of many of the Townships neighborhood and subdivisions.

Year-to-date (ending 9/30/2020), the median resale price for detached single family homes in Upper Makefield Township is $800,000.

For the same period, the median resale price for detached single family homes in Falls Township is $297,000, exceeding two previous record-highs of $350,000 (2018) and $270,000 (2019).

Coddington View is a subdivision of 3-bedroom townhomes built by TH Properties and Ryan Homes; 2010 median sold price was $195,000; year‑to‑date in 2020, it was $242,000, an increase of nearly 25%

This 4 bedroom, 5,500 sqft. home on Wheatfield Lane in Upper Makefield's Timber Ridge subdivision was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate, Newtown, PA (215‑860‑4200) for $967,000, the highest price in the neighborhood to date this year.

Record Neighborhood Resale Price
A record-high resale price was set last month in Warwick Township's Woodfield Estates neighborhood. The 4 bedroom, 3,500 sqft. Contemporary on Dorset Way was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Newtown (215‑860‑4200) for $625,000 topping the previous 2005 record of $605,000 (also set by Keller Williams).

Record Neighborhood Resale Price
A record-high resale price was set last week in Wrightstown Township's Anchor Estates neighborhood. A 4 bedroom, 3,400+ sqft. Colonial on Midland Road was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Newtown (215‑860‑4200) for $700,000 topping the previous record of $680,000 set in 2007.

Record Neighborhood Resale Price
A record-high resale price was set last month in Skippack Township's Hidden Forest neighborhood. A 6 bedroom, 6,300 sqft. Colonial on Hidden Forest Drive was sold by Keller Williams Realty Group Collegeville (215‑379‑2002) for $775,000 topping the previous record of $725,000 set in August.

The Bubble vs. The Pandemic — Bucks County Home Prices compared
Median resale prices for detached single family homes in most towns across Bucks County are now either matching or exceeding those recorded during the bubble years of 2005-2007. In Yardley / Lower Makefield, for example, the median peaked at $500,000 in 2006, falling to $412,500 in 2011, then reversing and reaching $525,000 for the first three quarters of 2020. Note: Yardley Borough is completely contained with the Lower Makefield boundary and together form a homogenous residential real estate market. Indeed the postal mailing address for all but a tiny portion of Lower Makefield is Yardley, PA 19067. When asked where they live, residents of Lower Makefield typically reply, “Yardley.”

The Bubble vs. The Pandemic — Bucks County Home Prices compared
Median resale prices for detached single family homes in most towns across Bucks County are beginning to finally rise above those from the bubble years of 2005-2007. In Northampton Township, for example, peaked at $440,000 in 2006, falling to $380,000 in 2011, then reversing and reaching $450,00 in 2019. For the first three quarters of 2020, the median resale price was $460,000.

Just Listed in Richboro on Golden Gate Drive in the Northampton Ridge neighborhood and on Providence Drive in the Northampton Crossing neighborhood.

Just Listed in Buckingham on Jester Lane in the Buckingham Square neighborhood.

Record Neighborhood Resale Price
A record-high resale price was recently set for Wrightstown Township's White Gate neighborhood. A 5 bedroom, 4,600+ sqft. Colonial on Buckman Drive was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Newtown (215‑860‑4200) for $1,175,000 after being on the market for less than a week (2 days).

Record High Neighborhood Resale Prices
A record-high resale price was recently set for Falls Township's Vermilion Hills neighborhood. A 3 bedroom, 2‑1/2 bath Cape on Vermillion Drive was listed and sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Langhorne (215-757-6100), Langhorne, for $360,000 after being on the market for less than one week (5 days).

A record-high resale price was set recently for Middletown Township's Sycamore Ridge neighborhood. A 4 bedroom, 3‑1/2 bath colonial on Maplewood Drive was sold by Keller Williams Real Estate Newtown (215-860-4200), for $389,900.