New laws slashing mortgage fees
New disclosure rule on closing costs will open the door to home buying for more
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
We’ve all been in the position of finally putting together enough money to buy a home, or helping a child put money down on a first home, and after putting together a 10-20% deposit, finding ourselves reeling from the mortgage company estimate that includes a whole lot of unexpected...
Will new homeowner tax effect you when you sell your home?
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
The “homeowner’s tax” that Congress created to help pay for the Obama Healthcare Law is theoretically a scary proposition, since it applies to the proceeds of real estate sales including primary residences. In actuality, however, few homeowners will be affected since only a relatively few sales will generate enough proceeds to high enough wage earners...
New Brandywine Ace Pet & Farm is twice as nice
Combines the best of old Unionville Feed & Pet, Brandywine Hardware stores
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The new owners and managers of the Brandywine Ace Hardware Pet & Feed. From left, owner Chris Drennen, manager Ed Mallard, owner Larry Drennen Sr., manager Casey Kampf and owner Larry Drennen, Jr. show off the new sign, signalling the joining of the former Unionville Feed and &...
Matson Goldman Team moves to Prudential Fox & Roach
WEST CHESTER — MaryAnn Piccone, manager of Prudential Fox & Roach, REALTORS® West Chester Office, announced that the Matson Goldman Team, one of the area’s top reality firms, had joined the Prudential family.
The Matson Goldman Team, co-founded by Jill Goldman and Katherine Matson, is an award winning, top-producing team recognized in Philadelphia Magazine’s Five Star Realtor Awards...
Housing recovery starting in some hard hit areas
Hard hit areas show the way for lesser-impacted areas such as Chester County
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
Several years ago I attended a real estate conference just as the housing market was really starting to decline, and one of the economic analysts assured the eager listeners (all real estate professionals) that eventually the housing market would not only level off and even start to...
Shoppers line up for new Giant store
Location of old Genuardi’s on U.S. 1 in Longwood, opens to lines and giveaways
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Shoppers lineup for the grand opening of the new Giant supermarket in Longwood, Sunday.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — You’d think it would take a lot to get people up and out on sultry, Sunday morning in July, but based on the line that queued up in front of the new Giant supermarket...
What’s so great about living here?
A great deal, actually, from culture, to nature to great schools, Chester County has a lot to offer
By Jill Goldman, Special to KennettTimes.com
With natural beauty, great schools and one of the great cities of the world just a short car ride away — Philadelphia — Chester County has a lot to offer.
Last week we promised to write about why Chester County is such a great place to live. We...
Snap Fitness celebrates first anniversary in Kennett Sq.
Snap Fitness offers 24/7 fitness options, all in a convenient location. The locally-owned Kennett Square outlet is celebrating one year of operation. Owner Margie Worrall and her staff are always available to help. From left to right: Andy Raybould Matty Worrall Margie Worrall Kim Guy Greg Wolf Tammy Stiles Lisa Stefanide Trevor Blyden. Not pictured: Jenn Travaglini, Ashley Flood, Justin Worthington,...
Let’s talk about home building
Building a house starts from the ground up
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, KennettTimes.com
This will be the first in a series of articles on how to construct a building the right way: I know because I started from the ground up. I’ve operated all kinds or heavy equipment from John Deere 450 loaders up to Caterpillar’s 977 Trackscavator.
From those experiences I can tell you that the first...
What’s in my drinking water?
Whether it comes from a well, or a water system, what you need to know
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, KennettTimes.com
The experts say that the human body needs eight glasses of drinking water a day. This amount of water is needed because the body needs water for temperature control, removing waste from the body and brings oxygen to the cells and organ function.
Let’s talk about what could...
