Real Estate

Montgomery County’s Cross County Trail Expansion: Why Upper Moreland and Willow Grove Buyers Should Care

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Montgomery County commissioners just approved $2.28 million in engineering contracts to advance two segments of the Cross County Trail East. Both segments span Upper Moreland and Upper Dublin townships. This is the same trail that, when complete, will run 17.5 miles from Conshohocken on the Schuylkill River Trail east to Bryn Athyn and the Pennypack Trail. For...

PECO Drops Its Rate Hike Request. Here’s What That Means for Homeowners and Buyers in the Philadelphia Suburbs

PECO just blinked. Pennsylvania's largest utility company, which serves 1.7 million customers across southeastern Pennsylvania, had been seeking a 12.5% increase in residential electric rates and an 11.4% increase for residential natural gas customers. Under pressure from Governor Josh Shapiro and state legislators, PECO announced it is withdrawing both requests. The pullback is good news for homeowners...

SEPTA’s 300-Unit Apartment Plan Near Conshohocken Station Signals For a Big Shift for Montgomery County Buyers

SEPTA just dropped its plan for a 528-space parking garage near Conshohocken Station and replaced it with something very different. A 300-unit apartment building. Philadelphia developer Alterra is set to lease the land for 99 years at $600,000 a year, with rent climbing 3% annually. Total value of the deal: about $330 million. For anyone watching the Conshohocken real estate market, this is a meaningful...

433 New Apartments Could Reshape Newtown Borough. What Bucks County Buyers and Sellers Need to Know

Two large apartment proposals in Newtown Borough could change the housing picture in this part of Bucks County in a way the borough has not seen in decades. Local developer Jim Worthington is behind both. The first, called Liberty Centre, would bring 125 luxury apartments to an eight-acre site along Newtown Creek behind South Street. The second proposal calls for 308 units in two four-story buildings at...

SEPTA’s 300-Unit Apartment Plan Near Conshohocken Station Signals a Big Shift for Montgomery County Buyers

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team SEPTA just dropped its plan for a 528-space parking garage near Conshohocken Station and replaced it with something very different. A 300-unit apartment building. Philadelphia developer Alterra is set to lease the land for 99 years at $600,000 a year, with rent climbing 3% annually. Total value of the deal: about $330 million. For anyone watching the Conshohocken...

433 New Apartments Could Reshape Newtown Borough — What Bucks County Buyers and Sellers Should Know

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Two large apartment proposals in Newtown Borough could change the housing picture in this part of Bucks County in a way the borough has not seen in decades. Local developer Jim Worthington is behind both. The first, called Liberty Centre, would bring 125 luxury apartments to an eight-acre site along Newtown Creek behind South Street. The second proposal calls for...

A 242-Unit 55-Plus Community Is Proposed for Newtown Square. What It Means for Delaware County Buyers

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Newtown Square is getting a closer look from developers. Newtown Township supervisors held a conditional use hearing this month on a proposal to redevelop 16 acres on Campus Boulevard into a 242-unit, age-restricted community. The plan, brought by Campus Eleven Associates LP, calls for tearing down three existing office buildings totaling 150,000 square feet and...

Abington, PA Real Estate: What Buyers Need to Know in 2026

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Abington Township does not make a lot of noise. It doesn't need to. Buyers find it on their own once they start doing the math — good housing stock, a manageable commute into the city, and a price point that still makes sense compared to what's available closer to Philadelphia. Right now, that combination is creating real competition, and anyone shopping here...

Lansdale Is Growing Up. A New Development Near the Train Station Shows How

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team A developer wants to build 74 townhouses on a 6.6-acre parking lot near Lansdale's Pennbrook SEPTA station. The Lansdale Borough Council did not push back on the project. They pushed back because they wanted more. Council members and residents told developer W.B. Homes they wanted greater density, mixed-use programming, and a more ambitious vision for a piece of...

Upper Moreland Township, PA Real Estate: What Buyers Need to Know in 2026

By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team The Upper Moreland Township housing market is moving fast and staying tight. According to Bright MLS data pulled in April 2026, the median sold price in Upper Moreland Township ran $444,900 over the November 2025 through March 2026 period, with homes averaging just 30 days on market. That's not a slow suburban market. That's a market where prepared buyers win and...