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By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission released its annual Electric Power Outlook on September 1. The report projects that statewide electricity demand could climb nearly 19 percent per year for the next five years. Almost all of that growth traces to large data centers. PECO electric bill increase pressure is not written into that forecast. But demand and...

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Lower Makefield Township posted a reminder to residents that flooding can happen anywhere, and urged homeowners not to wait until water is in the basement to look at coverage. The township pointed residents toward an updated FEMA flood insurance pricing tool. Bucks County flood insurance decisions usually get made after the first loss, which is the most expensive...

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Morton Borough Council is considering a 1% earned income tax that would apply to borough residents and to nonresidents who work in the borough. Officials say the revenue would fund police, infrastructure, fire and emergency services, wages, pensions, and debt service. A Delaware County earned income tax is not a property tax, and that distinction is the whole...

Philadelphia property tax assessment increases topped 50 percent for nearly 6,000 owners. Here is how to check yours and how to file an appeal.

Delaware County property taxes are not funding the proposed EMS authority. Here is what six towns decide on September 2 and what it means for you.

Bucks County well water testing matters more after a pipeline leak contaminated Upper Makefield wells. Here is what buyers and sellers must disclose.

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Delaware County council approved the purchase of 70 AWARE flood gauges for $332,119, funded with $107,845 in Community Development Block Grants and $224,274 in Local Share Account grants. The gauges track data and may eventually provide early warning detection for communities. Delaware County flood risk is now mapped in a way it was not before. The county...

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Homeowners associations are dropping informal grace periods and handing delinquent accounts to lawyers faster than they used to. In the most aggressive cases they are foreclosing. There were 6,376 properties with HOA related foreclosure filings nationwide in the first quarter of 2026. HOA foreclosure Pennsylvania activity sits inside that national number, and the...

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team City Controller Christy Brady's office found owners claiming a homestead exemption on multiple properties, including businesses holding rental units and people who do not live in the city at all. Her investigation estimates the city and school district lose about $11 million a year. The Philadelphia homestead exemption is now under audit across the board. The...

Central Bucks School District has opened year two of its Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program, worth up to $750 on top of the state rebate. About 2,000 district households qualify, and applications are open through June 30, 2027. Here is who is eligible and why so many people miss it.