The president and CEO, and chief financial officer of Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. both are leaving their posts and new leaders will take over during the first half of June, the company said Wednesday.

There are a few “conventions” in residential real estate. For example, 6 percent listing commissions have been around for decades and are the norm for most agencies despite the clear statements in law that commissions are subject to negotiation.

While a Lancaster courthouse project is out, plans for Harrisburg's new federal courthouse are moving forward, said Robert Philbin, Mayor Linda Thompson's spokesman.

As the mortgage landscape continues to change, area appraisers might be waiting in vain for their former fee rates to return.
Cleanup efforts after the housing meltdown included the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, intended to prevent inflated appraisals. The code stemmed from a 2009 settlement between then-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

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Harley-Davidson Inc. has closed several buildings in York County in preparation for demolition.

I get questions regularly from folks about the homebuyer tax credits — what should they do (if anything) about repaying it, etc.

About 100 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology students who soon will live across the street from the school are likely to contribute $350,000 a year to the downtown economy, the university said.

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For small businesses deciding whether to buy or lease space in the down economy, both options are beneficial depending on the use, said regional commercial real estate agents.

Affordable prices and a stable job market have helped propel Lancaster to the eighth-best place in the country to buy a house right now, according to a recent Forbes.com Top 10 list.

Dallas-based developer Trammell Crow Co. has until midnight July 6 to submit final details of its land development plan for two proposed warehouses in Dickinson Township, according to Ron Reeder, township manager.

With a $4 million North American headquarters expansion slated to be completed in mid-2012, Upper Allen Township-based collectibles company American Mint says it’s poised to add another 25 to 30 jobs over the next three years.