Forbes Reports No. Libs Values up 70% in 2 years - PhillyBlog

brooke · #1 (**permalink**) 05-21-2006, 05:45 PM

Calling it a "tough" neighborhood...very funny. These pansy writers wouldn't fare so well in Brewerytown or Nicetown, I'm thinking...

http://realestate.msn.com/buying/Art...umentid=388211

wilreynolds · #2 (**permalink**) 05-21-2006, 08:40 PM

Amazing. Just the other day I was with a friend looking at a TINY apartment for 1500+ and it was a studio in the fairmount area. Couldn't believe how expensive things are on the north side.

Good news for you homeowners out there.

lutton · #3 (**permalink**) 05-22-2006, 02:40 AM

They're still using the 19122 zip code and calling in Northern Liberties. Of course, if I ever saw Junogi in Forbes, I might faint. From the slide show:

Quote:

11. Philadelphia, Penn.

ZIP Code: 19122
Neighborhood: Northern Liberties
2005 Median Sales Price: $93,500
Total Price Appreciation 2003 to 2005: 70%
Appreciation for New Homes: NA
Appreciation for Existing Homes: 59%

Philadelphia's downtown has been making a comeback, and the rising tide is lifting land prices in scruffy Northern Liberties. Once an industrial area and then a struggling community, it has become coveted by developers.

brooke · #4 (**permalink**) 05-22-2006, 10:06 AM

Ah...well, then it's appropos to call it rough. I should have remembered that Forbes mistake.