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New listing - 362 Quigley Drive, Malvern, PA 19355

By Nick Vandekar - March 25, 2025

Welcome to Spring Oak Welcome to 362 Quigley Drive, a Kingston II model, a stunning 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath, with a plumbed in bath in the basement, end-unit townhome in the sought-after Spring Oak community of Malvern, PA. Nestled in the award-winning Great Valley School District, this home offers the perfect blend of charm, convenience, and modern luxury. Spring Oak is more than just a neighbo

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Market Reports

Main Line Market Report February 2025

By Nick Vandekar - March 19, 2025

February 2025 Main Line School Districts Market Report This report includes Lower Merion, Radnor and Tredyffrin Easttown. School District Tredyffrin Easttown Radnor Lower Merion Homes Listed 37 32 53 Median List Price $ 850,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Homes Pended 21 13 31 Homes Closed 21 14 35

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How do I know if now is the right time to jump in?

By Nick Vandekar - March 19, 2025

There are lots of things to consider when buying a home, for the first time or if this is a resale and move up or down. Market Conditions Buyer's market or Seller's Market Family dynamics Interest Rates Job demand People often ask me, is this the right time to buy? My answer is usually along the following lines: Why are you thinking of moving? The answer to that question i

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Pricing your home right!

By Nick Vandekar - March 19, 2025

Pricing a home for sale is a science and an art. Finding the right price for a home when listing it is important, overprice it and you may not get any showings. It is very true, buyers look at homes online first and most buyers are savvy enough to know when a home is overpriced as in this low inventory market they may have looked at and made offers on several homes already. Price it too low and b

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Can your credit score help you buy a home? Absolutely!

By Nick Vandekar - March 19, 2025

Buying a house can be a long and winding road of ups and downs. But being prepared and knowing the steps can help you weather the emotional storms that invariably come along. Knowing how your credit score is calculated can be helpful to establishing a good strong score which will help you obtain a mortgage for the best rate. The riskier you are to lend money to, the higher the rate of interest w

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Home Selling

Using Video to Attract Serious Buyers

By Nick Vandekar - March 10, 2025

Professional photography catches the eyes of potential buyers on line, but video can seal the deal. Today more people watch video short and long form than might read the description of a house. Whilst photos can show the rooms, a real video, not one of those tours of stitched together photos, can tell the story. When showing a house for sale, clients walk through the rooms, see the natural light,

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What happens to my earnest money deposit?

By Nick Vandekar - March 06, 2025

When you buy a home it is common to make a deposit with your offer. This is called an earnest money deposit and it shows the sellers you are serious about buying their home. The amount varies by locality, in our area there are often two deposits, one with the agreement of sale, the offer, and a second after the inspection contingencies are completed. The total deposit used to amount to 10% of the

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What to do about fogged windows

By Nick Vandekar - March 06, 2025

Nearly every home has windows where the seals fail, the video below explains how to handle this in a cost effective manner. We have all encountered a home with failed seals in the windows. How bad the window looks varies, but if we are about to list it, we know it will be better if those seals were not failed and the window foggy. Even in this market, the buyer is likely to comment or request

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How much money do you really need?

By Nick Vandekar - March 06, 2025

Main Line and Chester County buyers often get confused about how much money they need to buy a house. Many people get confused by the down payment and the amount of money they need to close on a house. Some people get confused between the down payment and the earnest money deposit. The down payment is the equity in the house you are paying for with cash you have in savings or another type of acco

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Home Selling

The risks of overpricing your home!

By Nick Vandekar - March 06, 2025

Overpricing your home can result in it not selling! Then you need to keep reducing the price and you end up in a spiral following the market down. For many years it has been a strong sellers market, with low interest rates and strong demand, sellers have seen multiple offers over asking. But while there is still a problem with low inventory, buyers are being hampered by strong interest rates comp

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How Professional Photography Sells Homes Faster

By Nick Vandekar - March 06, 2025

Main Line and Chester County sellers looking to sell their homes are finding that professional photography sells their homes faster. As I was preparing to write this post, I wanted to use some non-professional photos, but I have been using a professional photographer for so long I actually could not find any in my files. A professional photographer can offer so many different benefits, from per

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Is the Main Line and Chester County real estate market shifting?

By Nick Vandekar - March 06, 2025

A quick video I put together today about the changing real estate market. Let me know what you think and if your local markets are also seeing changes? Not much to add here, other than inventory is still at historically low levels, but showings are down, contracts are down, days on market are rising, and sales price to list price ratio is dropping.

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