Both Pittsburgh’s residential real estate market and commercial real estate market have received praise for their strength in recent days.
Moody’s ranked the Pittsburgh commercial real estate market the best in the nation in its latest survey of the market in 60 metropolitan regions. Back in 2005, it was ranked among the worst for [...]
Entries from January 2009
Pittsburgh’s Real Estate Market - From Worst to First
January 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tags: Commercial Real Estate · Housing Market · Personal · Real Estate · Why Pittsburgh
A Tale of Two Different Pittsburghs
January 21st, 2009 · No Comments
The New York Times earlier this month did a news story on Pittsburgh titled, For Pittsburgh, There’s Life After Steel. It spins a story of a relatively recession-proof city that has turned the corner in its economic transformation. Although it faced tough times when others prospered, it now finds itself in the sweet [...]
Tags: Why Pittsburgh
Is the North Shore Connector Over Budget?
January 18th, 2009 · No Comments
As the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field today, I decided to check on the progress of the North Shore Connector, which will likely be used by many fans for transportation to the Steelers games when it is completed in 2011.
This past week, the tunnel boring machine [...]
Tags: Personal
90 Day Foreclosure Delay for Pittsburgh Residents
January 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Allegheny County (the county surrounding and including Pittsburgh for those not familiar with the area) has joined the growing list of communities that are struggling with a solution to the foreclosure problem. Pittsburgh adds a bit of a different perspective to the nation’s housing problems, as many areas of Pittsburgh did not undergo the [...]
Tags: Allegheny County · Real Estate · foreclosure