Pittsburgh Homes Daily

An article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review announced that the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation’s plan for three buildings on the edge of Market Square is moving along and that renovation of the buildings for “Market at Fifth” may begin in as little as 2 months.
Market at Fifth joins a number of other renovation and construction [...]

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After the announcement that Majestic Star would be building the Pittsburgh casino on the north shore, I speculated that the Steelers might hold off on plans to develop the entertainment complex known as North Shore Live because of its proximity to the casino.
But based on the commentary in this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article today discussing the [...]

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Looking for an autograph from your favorite Pittsburgh Pirates player?  Itching for spring training and opening day already? 
Try Piratefest this weekend (Jan. 26 - Jan 28, 2007) at the Convention Center.  More details here.

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Someone has posted on rentacoder here my list of real estate blogs (and a few others) and is trying to pay someone to capture the contact information of the real estate blog owner (as well as whether the blog uses mybloglog).
Any thoughts on who this person is, what they are doing, and how we can stop [...]

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Since starting this blog, I’ve seen the debate about attribution of sources of material a number of times.  But I haven’t seen a good debate about the right to link to material in the first place. 
Greg Swann from the Bloodhound Blog raised a storm yesterday about a real estate blog provider that used a screenshot of his blog and a link to it [...]

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The Pittsburgh Business Times is hosting an online poll to find out which long awaited project Pittsburgh residents believe will be completed first.  Choices are:
1. Mon-Fayette Expressway
2. New Arena for Penguins
3. North Shore Connector
4. Don Barden’s North Shore Casino 
The results right now are overwhelmingly in favor of one project, but they really should have added these three other [...]

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If you are thinking about moving to Oakland, or more likely, you are just looking for the location of a restaurant or other business, Only in Oakland looks like a great resource!

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If ever there was a blog that has the potential to be as popular as Curbed or Rain City Guide, it has to be this new Chicago-based blog about celebrity real estate.
Welcome to the real estate blogosphere, Big Time Listings!  I’m adding you to my blogroll and looking forward to great things to come!
For those [...]

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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review covered the official start to construction of Piatt Place by developer Millcraft Industries.  75% of the retail space in the building is already taken and the rest is expected to be leased by the end of this year.  The condos aren’t selling nearly as well, though.  There are commitments on only 14 of [...]

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the City of Pittsburgh is considering a new fine (up to $300 a day) for owners of vacant buildings that have not submitted a plan to demolish, board up, or rehabilitate the building.
Isn’t there a better way to create incentives for individuals and corporations to put money into properties?

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