Pittsburgh Homes Daily

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 246 condos are under construction or in final development in the downtown area, and another 1300 condominiums and apartments are being planned.  If they’re right that the downtown housing demand among young professionals exceeds the supply, then their article title is right on the money: Downtown housing boom no illusion.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
PNC Firstside Park to be complete next spring.  The article was followed up today by an editorial expecting the park to be a big hit.
Pittsburgh’s regional unemployment rose slightly.
Dogs welcome around Pittsburgh in September. It started last night with Pup Night at PNC Park.
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Pittsburgh’s economy is diversifying.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
City concerned Saks will leave downtown for suburban mall.
Art Blast hoped to revitalize historic Greensboro.
There are plans to turn the Frank House in Shadyside into a museum because of its architectural significance.
Pitt and CMU are among the top 25 “best-neighbor” urban colleges.
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Lucky Strike Lanes at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills closed.  Methodist Church to move [...]

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Greenfield proclaimed city’s best kept secret.
The West End is coming back, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes.
Allegheny County property taxes will be on trial in December.
The Collier Planning Commission will recommend approval of Prestley Heights and the Cozza housing plan.

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The Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project is hosting a tour of downtown living spaces tonight. 
The Shop N’ Save located in East Liberty is going to be replaced by a Staples.
The first tenants are scheduled to move into the Cork Factory in November.
Construction around Pittsburgh to top $2.8 billion this year.
There’s plans for conversion of an old steel mill [...]

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
East Liberty Concerned Citizens Corp. to buy and redevelop Larimer housing.
Butler to restore Pullman Park, hopeful to get minor league team.
There’s a construction boom for Pittsburgh hospitals.
Pittsburgh Business Times:
Sonic is considering bringing its fast food to Pittsburgh.
Soffer is negotiating to bring a new type of hotel to SouthSide Works
Ground was broken on Waynesburg Crossing south of Pittsburgh.
Tijuana [...]

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette articles:
The future of a Mt. Lebanon luxury condo project is uncertain after Mt. Lebanon did not approve additional time for the developer to secure funding.
The City and the Historic Review Commission are taking opposite sides in the battle over Schenley Place.
40 buildings are on the city’s demolition list.
A huge business complex is in [...]

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The average price for a home sold in Pittsburgh was up 1.5% in the second quarter of 2006, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
A story about the review process for changes in the historic districts.
The debate over the location of a Mckeesport bridge continues.
Middlesex zoning changes considered.
The Butler Redevelopment Authority is renovating Pullman Park.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is running a series called the Home Showcase.
Sounds like the art festival on Walnut Street was busy this weekend.

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I was catching up on the previous week of posts from the Carnival of Real Estate when I came across a very helpful post about home staging from Free the Drones.  According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, home stagers help houses sell faster, for more money.
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