Information on any listing by any broker on your phone

I can now offer the ability for the curious, whether active home buyers, neighbors or just curious, to get current information on ANY HOME for sale by ANY BROKER.

All this while your parked in front of the house. Before you drive away.

It only takes a phone call or an email to activate your account.

Allen J. Gordon
Prudential Homesale Services Group
717-856-0669
717-657-8700

Pennsylvania State Government Acting to raise housing costs

I guess the less than wonderful housing market escaped the notice of the Pennsylvania construction code review board.

This week, they decided to implement a requirement for fire sprinklers in ALL new homes.

No showing of any need. When was the last time anyone heard of a loss of life in a home with functioning smoke detectors? Structural loss? Smoke damage versus flood damage from frozen sprinkler heads up in the attic areas.

Let's just add $5,000 to the cost of the average new home in Pennsylvania.

Breakfast Ride Sunday 19 April 2009

All of you Central Pennsylvania Riders looking for a good breakfast ride, here it is.

From 6 to 11 on Sunday 19 April at the New Kingstown Fire Company. Just up the Carlisle Pike from Appalachian H-D and Velocity Cycles.

Good food and it supports a good cause.

Gives you Lawn devotees a place to ride on 3rd Sunday since Lawn doesn't start until May.

Congratulations Obama Administration

Hey I am the first to criticize but this is a genuine congratulations.

The handling of the pirates in the Indian Ocean was superb. Unfortunately one survived.

Following well in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson of not paying tribute to pirates.

Let's say thanks and hope we will continue to impose the same punishment that removed pirates from the Caribbean and stopped the Barbary pirates hundreds of years ago.

Very Good News on First Quarter Home Sales in Harrisburg

The number of pending home sales according to Harrisburg's Central Penn Multi-list are up by 56% for the first quarter of 2009 compared to the last quarter of 2008.

We've got a ways to go but this means the buyers are getting out and buying.

First Foreign Challenge to Obama

Fortunately for all except those involved it's the seizure of one U.S. ship by pirates off Somalia.

Let's see if President Obama can live up to the example his predecessors set over 200 years ago when they refused to pay and sent the Marines to Tripoli.

The entire world knows what the penalty should be for pirates.

Forbes says Harrisburg on List of the Most Liveable

Forbes magazine recently rated metropolitan areas with populations more than 500,000 to come up with their 15 most liveable cities in the U.S.

Harrisburg ranked number 12. Just ahead of Madison, Wisconsin and just behind Denver.

They looked at 5 year income growth, cost of living, crime index, leisure index and unemployment statistics.

Here is the Forbes.com entry

Harrisburg Home Sales up 27%

It's amazing. Pending sales in the Harrisburg region are up 27% for March over February.

Are there still issues? Yes but the rates are still down and first time buyers can get an $8,000 tax credit that does not have tobe paid back.

Congratulations to the Legislature

The Pennsylvania Legislature has now been meeting since January. Guess how many bills they have sent up for the Gov. to sign or veto.

That's right. I can't think of any significant ones either.

Amazing efficiency. How is it our neighboring states can get all of their legislative business done in 90 days??

Oh, I forgot we have the benefit of having professional legislators.