Focus On Pittsburgh

I just found out that the MLS that feeds the Greater Pittsburgh area for Multiple Listings is West Penn Multi List. I have been looking for places to find some Statistics for the Real Estate Market in Allegheny and Westmoreland County, but couldn’t find it anywhere.

What I did find out; that they are very tight lipped about the information that they hold. Agents are not allowed to advertise other brokerages listings on their personal websites. Even the West Penn MLS webpage is quite ancient and backwards. You (the consumer) can only research homes on the Brokerages main company website or Reatlor.com. My Maryland MLS (MRIS) has a public spot that any consumer can access housing market statistics. I am a firm believer that in today’s world, consumers want information now and on their own terms. Information is always available on the internet whenever they want it…why wouldn’t it be available for anyone? I guess its just a matter of the environment. The Maryland area is very high tech and the Pittsburgh area is growing to get there. I imagine it is only a matter of time before you have access to the top secret housing market statistics for the local area. I would hope that the local boards would come together and move in to the ever changing information highway and Real Estate 2.o, and give the consumer what they want.

I always provide a snap shot of the housing market conditions in Maryland and intend on doing it here for the Greater Pittsburgh housing market as soon as I have access and have my Pennsylvania Real Estate License. You can click on that link to see an example of what I will be providing to you in the near future. My job as a real estate agent is to provide you with information in order for you to make an educated decision about your next real estate purchase.

Pennsylvania and Maryland now have a Reciprocity Agreement for their real estate licenses. I only have to get my background check done and then make it up to Harrisburg to pick up my license.

It shouldn’t be long before I make the market conditions information available to you.

Until then, I am NOT giving you any real estate advice…only commenting on the current situation with me trying to find any type of any housing market conditions for the area around Allegheny and Westmoreland county.

As it stands right now I am only licensed in the state of Maryland…just thought you should know.