It takes quite a bit of drama for anything to earn headlines over COVID, politics or the soothing magic of making sourdough bread, but real estate has managed to dominate the news for the past two years. Home values are skyrocketing, there’s a low inventory of housing and more people are working from home — […]

There’s an idea going around (and by “going around” I mean one guy said to a couple other guys and one of them told me) that if State College was New York City, Bellefonte would be Brooklyn. Seems like a cute thing to say, but does it hold up? As a 20-year resident of Bellefonte, […]

    The listing for this home reads “your personal stay-cation paradise awaits” and it’s no joke. This amenity-rich, spacious home is on 24+ acres is only 30 minutes from campus. The eat-in kitchen features granite, top-of-the-line Thermador and Whirlpool appliances, a large island outfitted with electric, a coffee bar and secretaire. The living room has […]

This secluded property in the State College Area School District is as sturdy and efficient as it is beautiful. Five-inch oak floors on the first and second floor are quarter sawn for dimensional stability and four Rumford fireplaces each feature their own design. Energy costs stay down with 2 geothermal systems, dual water heaters, whole […]

This luxurious villa in the State College gated community of Village Heights features all the bells and whistles. State-of-the-art kitchen appliances, a sunroom with a wet bar, owner's suite with dual walk-in closets and a walk-in shower, large home office, heated floors in the garage, golf cart parking and a wine cellar with a 2,000-plus bottle […]

A few weeks ago, our publisher ran across an article about the downsides of living in New York City (read it at your own risk — it starts out with a poop story and doesn’t get much better). It hit my inbox late on a Friday night. “Read this,” the email said, “and show that […]