Eagleville, PA

Do you how "Ville" at the end of town names started? Ville" is the modern French word of Latin origin now meaning "city" or "town", but the first meaning in the middle-ages was "farm" and then "village". The derivative suffix -ville is commonly used in English in names of cities, towns and villages. (courtesy of wiki)

One of our local "Ville" towns is Eagleville, PA.  The town is a 1.6 square mile section of Lower Providence Township.  It's with in the Methcaton School District, which according to SchoolDigger.com, ranks 32nd out of 458 districts in PA! See School Rating Here

Eagleville is a super convenient location. You're within minutes to Collegeville shopping center on route 29, Audubon and Oaks major shopping centers and entertainment (i.e. Arnolds, Sky Zone, movies, etc) and walking distance to parks, stores and restaurants. Evansburg State Park is a very short distance away too and is a beautiful setting for a Saturday morning hike, bike ride or fishing. You can also hunt, camp and horseback ride! 
Learn more about the city statistics below:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Eagleville-Pennsylvania.html

Last week I listed a home for sale in Eagleville. It's one of the most affordable neighborhoods in the Methcaton Schools and is in move-in ready condition!

This is a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath town home asking $172,500. It has hardwood flooring, updated kitchen, custom made closets and a private fenced in backyard. See more photos and information below!

http://www.kellykneeland.com/listing/mlsid/252/propertyid/6435904/

Real Estate Market Update

Mid-year brings many reports outliining how various markets are doing and where they are headed. One of the most common indicators for our economy  is by looking at the real estate market. 

The crazy winter resulted in a slower start to the year, but it seems we are picking up in our local market. 

According to our local Trend MLS real estate reporting, in Montgomery county, PA June Settled Listings edged slightly above sales from last year, increasing 1.4%, while year-to-date sales are down 5.5% through June over last year.

There was a slight increase in Median Price in June as well, with a 0.7% increase. The year-to-date Median Price continues to stay ahead of last year by 1.1%.

Nationally, our foreclosure housing looks positive as well. 

“Nationwide foreclosure activity in June reached an important milestone, dropping to levels not seen since before the housing price bubble burst in August 2006,” said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac....Over the next six to nine months nationwide foreclosure numbers should start to flat line at consistent historically normal levels. June reported a total of 613,874 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — in the first half of 2014, a 19 percent decrease from the previous six months and down 23 percent from the first half of 2013. The report also shows that 0.47 percent of all U.S. housing units (one in 214) had at least one foreclosure."

More foreclosure statistics here : http://www.realestateeconomywatch.com/2014/07/the-good-old-days-are-back-foreclosures-fall-to-pre-bubble-levels/

Royersford, PA (aka RoFo)

When I moved to Royersford, PA as a 15 year old coming from Northern Virginia I thought we were truly moving to the country. In 1999 there was no Kohls shopping center or Wawa at the 422 exit, Pope John Paul II high school was only rolling hills and the Spring Ford high school was brand new.
Over the years the area has developed (my family participated in growth by purchasing a new construction home in the area) and become more desirable based on the school ratings and convenience to both work and play.

The boro is being kept alive with stores and restaurants; Try Annamarie's famous breakfast menu or Giovanni's tasty Italian food. Iced by Betsy took over the unused train station a few years ago and continues to thrive as well as Sweet Ashley's Chocolate located right on Main St. Beth Anne's Flower and Calhouns Jewelers are perfect shops for a gifts.

Just outside the boro is Limerick and Upper Providence which offer even more shopping centers and restaurants, as well as schools, parks and one of my favorites- Renningers Farm (located right next to where I grew up) where you can pick your own fresh flowers and purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables.

Since this is my "hometown" I continue to sell homes in the area. Not surprisingly, they tend to sell pretty quickly! Here are two recent listings:

For Sale: Twin home asking $190,000
30-S-5TH-AVE-ROYERSFORD-PA-19468

For Rent: Townhome located in Roboda development asking $1700 a month
15-ROBODA-BLVD-ROYERSFORD-PA-19468