Michaelle Bond

3 days ago | inquirer.com | Michaelle Bond

Joe Colangelo considers himself a “do-it-yourselfer.” But when he faced emptying both his elderly mother’s rental home in an assisted living community and his parents’ Moorestown house, he knew he needed help. “My dad was kind of a hoarder. So there was a lot of good stuff, a lot of new stuff, because he was kind of like a chronic buyer,” Colangelo said.

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Michaelle Bond

Skip to contentAnd tariffs and homebuilding. Sure, we’ve all seen brick houses, but have you ever seen one with zigzag patterns built into the side using different colored bricks? In the 18th century, Quaker farmers built more than 100 of these patterned brick houses in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties. That’s more than anywhere else in the country. One historian said these houses are taken for granted.

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Michaelle Bond

Last year, homebuyers across the country spent more money on down payments than they ever have, with the up-front costs soaring in the Northeast. The metropolitan area that includes Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington had one of the biggest increases from 2023 in the amount of money homebuyers put down to purchase their homes, according to an analysis of the country’s 100 largest metros by Realtor.com.

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Michaelle Bond

Two more Wawa stores in Philadelphia are closing, this time in the Northeast. The stores are within two miles of each other. The location at 6506 Frankford Ave. is scheduled to close on April 22, followed by the store at 6919 Castor Ave. on April 24, according to the company. They will be the latest of the city’s Wawa stores to close, joining a list of at least 11 Philadelphia locations the company has shuttered since 2020. Most were located in Center City.

2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Michaelle Bond

A month ago, my cousins brought their newly 2-year-old son over for a visit — a break from the norm, since I usually go over to their house. It wasn’t until I watched my cousin run after my nephew as he opened cabinets and reached for breakable decorations that I realized just how much my home isn’t childproofed. Philly homes especially present some unique challenges when it comes to making them safe for kids. Today, we’re offering some tips for tackling childproofing in your home.