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Home Buying Veterans Day in Lancaster County: What a VA Loan Actually Buys You at Today’s Rates Veterans Day in Lancaster County: What a VA Loan Actually Buys You at Today’s Rates I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. Veterans Day is this Wednesday, November 11, and here in Lancaster County we mark it in a way that is worth knowing about, whether you served or not. In […]
Home Buying Rates Fell a Third Straight Week to 7.18% After the Midterms: Why Buyers Still Sat Out Rates Fell a Third Straight Week to 7.18% After the Midterms: Why Buyers Still Sat Out I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. Mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, and on paper that sounds like the break buyers have been waiting for. Freddie Mac released its latest survey on […]
Home Buying Moving to Lancaster, PA? The Honest 2026 Guide Moving to Lancaster, PA? The Honest 2026 Guide I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. Every month I get calls from people thinking about moving here, from Philly, from Jersey, from Harrisburg, from across the country. They all ask the same question: what’s it really like? This is my honest answer. […]
Home Selling 90 Days Left in 2026: The Year-End Real Estate Moves That Save Lancaster County Homeowners Real Money 90 Days Left in 2026: The Year-End Real Estate Moves That Save Lancaster County Homeowners Real Money I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. As I write this, there are about 89 days left in 2026. That’s not a countdown to panic, it’s a window of opportunity. Every year, I watch […]
Home Buying Mortgage Rates Just Jumped to 7.28%: The Honest Playbook for Lancaster County Buyers and Sellers Mortgage Rates Just Jumped to 7.28%: The Honest Playbook for Lancaster County Buyers and Sellers I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. If you follow mortgage news at all, this week got your attention. Freddie Mac reported Thursday, October 1, 2026, that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped to 7.28 […]
Home Buying Right-Sizing Your Home Purchase So You Can Still Live Your Life I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. I want to talk about a word that doesn’t get enough respect in real estate: enough. Enough house for your life, at a payment that lets you keep living it. That’s right-sizing, and it’s the smartest move most buyers never consider, because everyone’s too […]
Home Buying How to Buy a Home You Love Without Drowning in the Payment I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. Buyers come to me with two fears that feel like opposites. “What if we settle and end up in a house we don’t love?” And “what if we stretch and drown in the payment?” Most buyers think they have to pick one fear and […]
Home Buying House Poor in Lancaster County: The Real Cost of Buying Too Much House I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. “House poor” gets thrown around a lot, so let me define it plainly. You’re house poor when so much income goes to your home that you can’t comfortably afford the rest of your life. You’re not broke. You own a nice house. You just […]
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Home Buying A Big House Means Nothing If It Locks You Into a Life You Don’t Want I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. I’ve sat at a lot of closing tables. Most are happy. A few, I could see the worry behind the smiles. The buyers had stretched for the biggest house they could qualify for, and somewhere between the handshakes and the key handoff, the excitement […]
Home Selling Should You Wait Until Spring to Sell Your Lancaster County Home? Should You Wait Until Spring to Sell Your Lancaster County Home? I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. Every fall, I hear the same thing from homeowners: “We’re thinking about selling, but we’ll probably wait until spring.” It sounds sensible. Spring is the big season, right? More buyers, better weather, prettier […]
Home Selling “We Buy Houses” Companies vs. Listing With a Realtor in Lancaster County “We Buy Houses” Companies vs. Listing With a Realtor in Lancaster County I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. You’ve seen the signs on telephone poles and the postcards in your mailbox: “We Buy Houses! Cash! As-Is! Any Condition!” Maybe you’ve wondered if it’s legit or a scam. The honest answer […]
Home Selling Cash Offer or Traditional Listing: What’s Actually Better for Lancaster County Homeowners Cash Offer or Traditional Listing: What’s Actually Better for Lancaster County Homeowners I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. One of the questions I get asked most is a version of this: “Should I just take a cash offer, or should I list my home the normal way?” It’s a real […]
Home Selling Your Lancaster County Listing Expired. Here’s What to Do Next Your Lancaster County Listing Expired. Here’s What to Do Next I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. If your listing just expired without an offer, I know how frustrating that feels. You cleaned the house, you left for every showing, you waited through months of “maybe next week,” and now the […]
Home Selling Why Selling Your Lancaster County Home Without a Realtor Costs More Than It Saves Why Selling Your Lancaster County Home Without a Realtor Costs More Than It Saves I’m Austin Curtiss, a Coldwell Banker realtor here in Lancaster County. Every few weeks someone tells me they’re going to sell their home themselves to “save the commission.” I get the logic. It feels like keeping thousands of dollars in your […]
Home Buying Buying a For-Sale-By-Owner Home in Lancaster County: What to Watch For The honest risks of FSBO deals (pricing, disclosures, PA contracts), why your own agent still matters
Food & Drink Shop Local This Fall: Lancaster County Small Businesses Worth Your Saturday Central Market, Kitchen Kettle Village, Lititz, and Green Dragon: a Saturday shopping guide that doubles as neighborhood research for buyers.
Home Buying VA Loans in Lancaster County: What Veterans and Military Families Should Know Plain-English breakdown of VA loans, zero down and no PMI, why VA offers compete in Lancaster County's seller's market, and what to ask a VA-approved lender.
Lancaster County Towns Your October Calendar: Halloween and Fall Events Around Lancaster County A realtor's guide to October in Lancaster County: Field of Screams dates, trunk-or-treats, fall festivals, and a trick-or-treat night tip for house hunters.
Lancaster County Towns Raising Young Athletes in Lancaster County: Youth Sports, Spooky Nook, and Picking the Right Town A community and real-estate guide for sports families: the county youth sports scene, Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, and how practice commutes, league boundaries, and school sports culture shape where to buy.
Home Selling Selling Your Lancaster County Home This Fall: What Actually Works in October Honest October seller advice: pricing discipline in a 7% rate market, why motivated fall buyers are an advantage, light and curb appeal in shorter days, holiday showings, and when waiting for spring actually makes sense.
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