Pittsburgh Homes Daily

Public comment period on casino location ends Friday
If you have a dog in the fight, you’d better get your comments over to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review indicates that Hill district residents are especially being courted by the casinos.
Stores sign in Station Square
According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, The Palm Bar, American Country [...]

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The Pittsburgh Business Times is reporting that the Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau (which apparently didn’t run the convention center) will start going by the name Visit Pittsburgh.  Surf on over to check out, among other things, prepackaged deals for visiting Pittsburgh, restaurant descriptions, a guide to shopping in Pittsburgh, and an index of things [...]

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Unfortunately, they aren’t addressing complaints about the price.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that EZ Pass is coming to local toll roads around Pittsburgh.  EZ Pass allows motorists to bypass turnpike lines and cash tolls through an electronic payment system.  Work will be started on the Greensburg Pike this Friday.  The Findlay Connector will have EZ Pass when it [...]

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The Pittsburgh Parking Authority has a slogan: Downtown Pittsburgh Parking Made Easy.  I’m not surprised by the slogan.  If I were getting their revenue from parking, I’d make it easy as well.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported yesterday that the Pittsburgh parking tax is the highest in the nation at 50 percent.  It is now the second [...]

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Members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation will be touring Pittsburgh in preparation for a conference this fall.  In connection with the visit from my GoodSearch charity of choice, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article today about the revitalization of Pittsburgh neighborhoods, the major players, and the work that still needs to be done.
The point of the [...]

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June is a great time to be in Pittsburgh.  There’s always something to do.  If you check out this list from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, you’ll never be bored. 
Highlights:
The Three Rivers Art Festival at Point State Park
Brooks & Dunn
Jimmy Buffett
The Dave Matthews Band
Cirque Du Soleil’s “Delirium”
The Pittsburgh CLO’s “Grease”

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If you are newly “house poor” and are looking for furniture or other accessories for your home, you might try a local auction or garage sale.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has an article today about local Pittsburgh auction companies and their upcoming auctions.  There was also an article this weekend about the continued strength of garage sales [...]

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There is an excellent post over on Soapbox, a blog about real estate appraisal issues, titled, “Using The Pool Cleaner To Get To the Right Price For Your Property.”  It concerns who a seller should rely on to price their home.  The conclusion seems right on: ”Go with who you think is the most competent and who you feel [...]

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Will the bursting of the housing bubble increase Pittsburgh home prices?  The Morning Call Online has an article that suggests the answer is yes.  It expects that homeowners in cyclical markets will cash out their gains and move to less costly “heartland markets.”
The RealEstateJournal.com reported that the per capita income of the city of Pittsburgh [...]

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After three long years, construction of an office park on a Canonsburg brownfield (formerly the site of the Fort Pitt Bridgeworks) is set to begin by the end of the year, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.  The prospect of the office park has kicked off a number of projects to revitalize Canonsburg.  Canonsburg is also home to [...]

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