Pittsburgh Realtor® Develops and Lists Three-Story Container Home

Earlier this year, Rebekah Siegel and her partner finished developing a home you can’t miss: a three-story-tall house made of storage containers, dubbed the “Blue Pearl” for its eye-catching hue and spot on Pearl Street.  “It’s a concept my partner and I came up with several years ago,” Siegel, a me

Senior Home Equity Reaches Record $14.92 Trillion

In Q1 2026, home equity among homeowners aged 62 and older reached a record $14.92 trillion, according to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.  This surge followed two quarterly declines and was driven by an estimated $314.8 billion (1.8%) increase in senior home values, partially offs

Walkability Remains a Top Priority for Americans

Walkability has real market value, as 63% of Americans say they’d be willing to pay more to live in a community where they could easily walk to parks, shops and restaurants, according to the National Association of Realtors® 2026 Community and Transportation Preferences Survey.  In fact, the majorit

Data Centers and Pennsylvania’s Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law

Data centers are becoming a major land-use issue in Pennsylvania, and they are starting to raise questions about whether the seller disclosure law requires disclosure about existing or planned data centers.   There are no specific questions about data centers, and they do not create a new, stand-alo