The process used by the Wolf administration to exempt some businesses from the March 19 pandemic closure mandates was “inconsistent” and “subjective,” according to state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

“The available inventory levels are half of what they were last year at this time,” Kreiger wrote. “Homes are selling extremely quick because of lack of inventory and sellers are getting their asking prices or well above.”

Industry leaders said the M&A marketplace has become even more a matter of “survival of the fittest” in the COVID era. Industries with built-in virtual solutions such as e-commerce, fintech and broadband, have become an essential part of virtual work, while smaller, family-owned businesses have been forced to implement years’ worth of innovation in a matter of months to stay alive.

Developers at the New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties say they’re confident in the long-term success of Hershey Square Shopping Center, which they have unofficially re-named “Hershey Square 2.0” after a string of successful lease agreements with big-name retailers. 

After a decade of brokering deals on residential housing throughout the region, a Lancaster-based real estate firm announced that it will be affiliating with Century 21 Real Estate.

Lancaster-based supportive housing developer HDC MidAtlantic has secured the first sale for its homeownership program, which provides resources to residents of modest incomes to purchase Larkspur Crossing residences at a price significantly below market value.

Orrstown Financial Services said Thursday it plans to close six branch locations — three in Pennsylvania and three in Maryland — by the end of the first quarter of 2021 in response to shifting consumer habits that have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Representatives of Landmark Homes of Ephrata, their attorney, and their engineer took their case to the North Lebanon Township Board of Supervisors at a recent meeting.

“Their reasons vary: Some are starting families, others are caring for aging parents, while others found that buying a home was decidedly cheaper than renting.”

Fort Washington property manager Kahn Joint Venture LLP has acquired the 22,716-square-foot net-lease property at 4702 Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township for $8.1 million.

Developers at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new Harrisburg office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty in Susquehanna Township said they expect the real estate company’s building to open for business in January.

Four Berks County farms were among five farms to receive more than $1.8 million in support from the Pennsylvania First Industries Fund, two of which were to help with the recently announced expansion of Bell & Evans.

Many investors are scratching their heads wondering why certain asset types have been largely unaffected and, in some cases, even performing better and trading at higher prices than before the pandemic

Harrisburg-based UPMC Pinnacle opened two new UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute offices in the midstate on Monday; one in Shrewsbury Township, York County, and another and Warwick Township, Lancaster County.

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said his department’s report on the state’s controversial waiver process that allowed certain businesses to operate amid the pandemic will be released to the public during the first week of October, with a target release date of Oct. 6.