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Homeowners insurance up because of disasters
 

Even people who work for insurance brokers aren't immune to rate increases.
So when Matthew Fairbanks, an account executive with Engle-Hambr......
Beware of those who charge for copies of deeds, other records
A grandmother who recently bought a house in Lancaster could have paid a company called Record Retrieval $87 for a copy of her deed.
Instead, she got ......
Fewer homes lost to foreclosure
 

After rising for four years in a row, the number of foreclosures in Lancaster County fell last year — dramatically.
According to court......
Good as gold
As Steve and Marijane Ember celebrated Christmas last year in their new house outside Lititz, light streamed through their windows.
It struck the back......
Single-family home not everyone's dream house
 

For decades, much of Lancaster County's residential growth has absorbed by new, single-family housing developments. The dream of many a home......
Countians get in line to appeal assessments
Earlier this month Lancaster County Commissioners announced that countywide reassessment scheduled for 2013 will be delayed until 2017. The move was p......
Million-dollar home market makes a move
 

Late last week, a home Steve Huber listed for sale in Manheim Township's Stonehenge neighborhood went to settlement.
That's noteworthy becau......
Rebuilding livelihoods
 

When business was booming, Stephen Artz built 12-15 homes a year.
"The most I ever did was 28," said Artz, founder and president of Your Tow......
Transfer tax slump hits budgets
The weak housing market in Lancaster County has taken its toll on homebuilders, homeowners and real estate professionals.
It also has walloped the bot......
Zillow ranks county 7th for homebuying
Local Realtors like to say Lancaster County is a great place to buy a home.
Last week, they got some research to back that up.
Lancaster County is the......
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