West Philadelphia. (Good News).West Philadelphia's median home value of $49,000 caused most real-estate agents Real-Estate Agent A person with a state/provincial license to represent a buyer or a seller in a real-estate transaction in exchange for commission. Most agents work for a real-estate broker or realtor. to give up on the area years ago. But Sister Anne Marie Weisglass, R.S.M., who recently obtained her real-estate broker's license, sees it as an untapped market. Her goal is to turn as many of the area's 60,000 low- and moderate-income renters as possible into homeowners, the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. reports. Weisglass' business, HomeComing Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. Realty realty n. a short form of "real estate." (See: real estate) REALTY. An abstract of real, as distinguished from personalty. Realty relates to lands and tenements, rents or other hereditaments. Vide Real Property. , works out affordable mortgages for financially strapped families and pairs older homeowners wanting to sell with young families looking to buy. Local churches help her locate potential sellers. |
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