Pittsburgh Homes Daily

Allegheny County property taxes won’t change overnight, and there is still a lengthy fight ahead, but an Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge held today that the property tax system in the entire state of Pennsylvania is unconstitutional today (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article here). I’ve only made it through the first 7 or so pages of [...]

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Megan from Trulia dropped me an email today with a link to Truila’s new housing heat maps.  Here’s the link for the Pittsburgh heat map and the Allegheny County heat map.
As you can see on their heat map, the North Shore, East End (Shadyside/Squirrel Hill/Highland Park) and South Side / Mt Washington are all popular places [...]

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There are a number of campaigns going on to enhance the reputation of Pittsburgh around the nation.  I think we’re going to need a new one:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today that a priceless antique victorian bed once occupied by Abraham Lincoln as he made his way to Washington for his presidential inauguration was found in [...]

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Somehow I knew that it was budget time.
First, there was the article at the top of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website about an offer by the Pittsburgh Transportation Group to pay for Yellow Cabs to use the busways.
Then there was an article about the city considering allow corporations to sponsor garbage trucks.  
Finally, the City of Pittsburgh and [...]

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Pittsburgh leaders unveiled a 3 year, $3 million marketing campaign to showcase the region’s attractions.  Ads with the slogan “Pittsburgh.  Imagine what you can do here.” will run in both local and national media online and off, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Previously, each county handled its own marketing, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  Now, [...]

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Homeowners in Allegheny County whose property value is now lower than the value assessed by the county in the base year system are one step close to getting relief.  According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Wilkinsburg couple received a favorable ruling in their lawsuit seeking to appeal their 2006 property taxes.
It’s unclear from the article the [...]

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