Moving to Swarthmore, PA 19081

If you are looking for a small town setting within an easy commute to center city Philadelphia, Swarthmore is ideal.  Founded in 1893, Swarthmore lies south west of Philadelphia and is most notable for being the home of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore College sits almost at the center of town, just up the hill from the train station.  The Borough is a busy stop on The Septa Media Local train line, providing an easy commute to University City and center city Philadelphia.  Most Swarthmore homes are an easy fifteen minute or less walk to the train station.

Sidewalks grace almost every street, allowing one to walk to school, the Swarthmore Swim Club, or the town center.  Several businesses are conveniently located on Park and Dartmouth Avenues, as well as Chester Road.  The SwarthmoreCO-OP is an amazing gourmet grocery store that is open to the public, in addition it is very reasonable to join and members receive additional savings.  Several eclectic shops and eateries call Swarthmore home including Swarthmore Hardware (a real hardware store), OccasionallyYour’s, Renato’s, and Paulson Rug Company (one of the area’s finest and oldest rug stores).

Swarthmore is served by the award winning Wallingford SwarthmoreSchool District.  The Swarthmore-RutledgeElementary School is located on College Avenue, a short walk from most homes.  Strathaven Middle School and Strathaven HighSchool are located a short drive away in Wallingford.

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Swarthmore Real Estate is a sought after commodity.  The neighborhoods are truly a mix of housing sizes and architectural styles.  Gracious Victorian’s co-exist with charming Tudors and gracious Colonials. If you are moving to Swarthmore, we would highly recommend you be in touch with us as soon as possible.  It is not uncommon, even in a slow market, for homes to sell within days (or a day!) and you need to be working with a local agent that knows the ins and outs of the Swarthmore market and will let you know immediately, when a home becomes available.

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Latest Swarthmore Real Estate Numbers

What’s The Latest Market Information for

Swarthmore Real Estate?

Six years after the Real Estate bubble blew, no one can agree on what’s the future for home sales.  Business week suggests that we may be hitting bottom but still expects a lack luster year (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_26/b4137028238311.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories).  The Wall Street Journal can’t exactly agree either http://live.wsj.com/video/video/shiller-discusses-latest-housing-data/1FDAC2F7-7C92-40D2-868D-C508D7DDDD71.html#!1FDAC2F7-7C92-40D2-868D-C508D7DDDD71.

Keep this in mind; Real Estate is a local thing. While the data nationally is teetering between we hit bottom and we’re not quite there yet, local markets do show signs of hitting bottom and in some cases starting to rebound.

During the last six years, the number of homes sold in Swarthmore Borough between January first and June thirtieth has been fairly constant with the exception of the 45% decline in 2009 and the 63% increase this year.

So far this year 42 homes have sold in Swarthmore.  The average days on the market was 100 ith the median days on the market at 40.  The average days on the market after a homes last price adjustment was also 40 days.  The Median sales price was $288,000 with the average sales price coming in at $331,000.  Average list price to sold price ratio was 93% and the median list to sold price ratio was 95%.

If your buying a home in Swarthmore take note, 72% of all homes sold within 91% of the listing price.  There were only two homes that sold for less than 80% of list price.  Hoping to buy a home with a really low bid?  Not in Swarthmore.

Are you going to sell your home in Swarthmore this year?  How to price it?  While the stats show good sales ratios buyers are not being generous with their pocketbook either.  Keep this in mind.  The average days on the market was 100 days.  The median days on the market was 40 days and most importantly, the average days on the market after the last price adjustment was also 40 days.  If you hit day 41 on the market and your not sold, you need a price adjustment.

Questions?  Confused?  No worries.  If you are looking to make a move to or from Swarthmore Borough email or call me.  I’d be glad to show you more.

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