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Pittsburgh Misses Most Miserable Designation
Pittsburgh was lucky enough to avoid Forbes’ list of the 10 most miserable cities. If you check the comments from Pittsburgh residents on some of the articles that have painted Pittsburgh as an up and coming city that has rejuvenated itself following the collapse of the steel industry, you might be surprised that some [...]
02/14/2009 01:53 AM

Pittsburgh’s Real Estate Market - From Worst to First
Both Pittsburgh’s residential real estate market and commercial real estate market have received praise for their strength in recent days. Moody’s ranked the Pittsburgh commercial real estate market the best in the nation in its latest survey of the market in 60 metropolitan regions. Back in 2005, it was ranked among the worst for [...]
01/26/2009 11:57 AM

A Tale of Two Different Pittsburghs
The New York Times earlier this month did a news story on Pittsburgh titled, For Pittsburgh, There’s Life After Steel. It spins a story of a relatively recession-proof city that has turned the corner in its economic transformation. Although it faced tough times when others prospered, it now finds itself in the sweet [...]
01/21/2009 04:21 PM

Is the North Shore Connector Over Budget?
As the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field today, I decided to check on the progress of the North Shore Connector, which will likely be used by many fans for transportation to the Steelers games when it is completed in 2011. This past week, the tunnel boring machine [...]
01/18/2009 01:23 AM

90 Day Foreclosure Delay for Pittsburgh Residents
Allegheny County (the county surrounding and including Pittsburgh for those not familiar with the area) has joined the growing list of communities that are struggling with a solution to the foreclosure problem. Pittsburgh adds a bit of a different perspective to the nation’s housing problems, as many areas of Pittsburgh did not undergo the [...]
01/08/2009 05:02 PM

Is the Baum-Centre Corridor Prime Real Estate?
Apparently, community leaders around the Baum-Centre Corridor are attempting to get Giant Eagle to put a new shine on a GetGo gas station (discussed in the Tribune-Review). But Giant Eagle’s efforts to create an inviting and innovative gas station convenience store mix aren’t nearly as interesting (since we’ve heard them before) as this comment [...]
08/27/2008 08:00 AM

Pittsburgh’s Housing Market Update
The obvious, and perhaps more relevant for most Pittsburgh Homes Daily readers, question that follows from yesterday’s discussion of commercial real estate in Pittsburgh is, “How is the residential real estate market in Pittsburgh fairing?” So I sifted through recent news reports for information about the Pittsburgh housing market and here’s what I found: PRICE Realstats [...]
08/23/2008 02:41 PM