Greater Pittsburgh's NEWHOME is the first, comprehensive source of market information for newcomers, current residents as well as all professionals in the residential real estate business for the Greater Pittsburgh area.

NEWHOME will give insight about today's marketplace, our regional economic outlook, individual and project profiles as well as in-depth feature articles on the issues and personalities driving our region's residential market.

Our editorial content presents the very best our region has to offer in new housing communities, locations and developments that showcase home building and remodeling projects for today’s consumer. Discover state of the art features in comfort, technology, craftsmanship, innovation and style in modern residential living.

Before you buy, build or remodel a home, Greater Pittsburgh’s NEW HOME is required reading! Let us help you create the home that meets your personal dreams, goals and needs.

A total of 1,119 new housing units were started in the City of Pittsburgh since the beginning of 2007.  What’s hard to believe is that is nearly twice as many as the next most active community, Adams Township in Butler County. In fact, the number of new homes in our City during those five years was more than the total of homes built in both Adams and Cranberry Townships combined!

What is impossible to deny is that more people want to build and live within our city limits - higher taxes and all - than in any part of the region.

Around the middle of the last decade, different trends began to emerge that made Pittsburgh a more desirable place to live.  One trend, often called New Urbanism, is a shift in buying preferences toward more sustainable and green living in cities.  The other was more unexpected: more and more people began to see Pittsburgh as a cool place to live.

This issue of NEW HOME introduces Pittsburgh’s New Urbanism.  Read how our region’s oldest neighborhoods are now among Greater Pittsburgh’s hottest places to live.

Also, housing opportunities for our more mature residents have created a better lifestyle for the “best years of your life.”  With today’s increasing harried pace of life, low maintenance communities for people 55+ are serving not only the property needs of our middle-aged, but their wellness and social needs as well.

Afraid to buy new in today’s finicky real estate market?  Read how your
current property could just be your dream home in disguise.  Remodeling and
renovation tips can help you upgrade your existing home.

Looking ahead, we wish you All The Best for 2012.  Have a prosperous and happy new year!

Kevin J. Gordon

Remember, before you buy, build or remodel, Greater Pittsburgh’s NEW HOME is required reading!