THE COSTELLO GROUP

As your needs and wants change, your sweet starter home may not be the right fit for you anymore. There are many options in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas. And sometimes, the best option might even be across the river in S. Jersey. #SouthJerseyRealEstate #philadelphia #haddonfieldrealestate #Compass #MichalaCostelloRealtor #DreamHome

Chestnut Hill is known as the Garden District. This beautiful Wissahickon Stone Schist home is the perfect example of why it's called the Garden District. I'ts located on a quaint tree lined street, just steps away from the shops and restaurants of Chestnut Hill. Both the front and back exteriors have mature evergreen plantings that provide color and foliage year round. This link will show you in more detail all the wonderful things this home has to offer! #ChestnutHill #Mi

This is a great Philly.com article talking about how rental prices are going to soften as the market starts to shift from building apartments and hotels to building condominiums to satisfy Philly residents craving for luxury condos. The appeal of a condo lifestyle is easy to ascertain. The low maintenance of a condo spans all ages of home buyers who want to enjoy an active lifestyle without the worry of watering the lawn or maintaining their 1900's era estate home. Pick a

Photo: Betsy Barron Photography I recently shared an article with my clients citing the “hottest" neighborhoods in Philadelphia where home values are set to skyrocket this year. "Why these neighborhoods?" do you ask. One of the main reasons is that the neighborhoods are really profitable for flipping. This Philly.Com article gives some great insight. While most of my clients that buy properties to flip are builders, I increasingly have home buyers who are looking to get in

I always enjoy the Philadelphia Inquirer writer Alan Heavens articles when he spotlights a town in the surrounding Philadelphia area. So I loved reading this recent story about Haddonfield, NJ. It really highlights every reason why we choose to call this lovely gem of a town our home. When moving from Chestnut Hill, we struggled to find something that was similar to “our little village in the city". Haddonfield embodies the same quaint village-like community. One where yo

To take something old and breathe life back into it. Polishing the old floorboards so they shine once again. Their scars and scratches providing character and stories from the past families. Kitchens and baths being modernized. If luck has it’s way, the tile is salvageable and carries the charm of yesteryear. Marrying the old with the new to create something special. Taking an old abandoned lot that has become home to glass and garbage over the years and turning it into a new

Years ago, when I moved to Philadelphia from the Midwest I was very apprehensive of the ‘BIG CITY’. Getting to know people, understanding culture norms and of course learning how to navigate from place to place. Upon my very first tour looking for an apartment, I learned that it wasn’t just one big city, but rather a city made up of many and very different neighborhoods. Each neighborhood felt like it had it’s own culture, landscape, and something that made it unique that eve