Downtown Pittsburgh Real Estate: A Hotbed of Activity

Offices are full. Hotels are full. Condos are selling out. New construction everywhere you look in Downtown Pittsburgh. Sounds like a comeback to me! Or is that a renaissance? Anyway, read this P-G article for all the details.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08363/937860-28.stm

Are Bad Economic Times Good for Pittsburgh?

Interesting premise in this P-G article. Could the stability of the local job and real estate markets bring some talent back to town?

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08361/937758-294.stm

Pittsburgh is a Real Estate Safe Haven

Pittsburgh was named by Kiplinger's as one of the Top 10 Real Estate Safe Havens in America. Here is a link to the article and to the Pittsburgh profile.

Main article:
http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/slideshows/RealEstateCities/1.htm

Pittsburgh profile:
http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/slideshows/RealEstateCities/6.htm

No Recession in Pittsburgh...

...as evidenced by these two articles. Again, the Pittsburgh economy and jobs outlook is better than the rest of the country.

First, a Trib article about the Pittsburgh region ADDING 5,000 jobs in October while the rest of the country faces hard times.

Then, a PG article talking about how Pittsburgh area manufacturers are holding up well in this economy compared to the rest of the country.

(Note: The same day this article was published, Sony announced they were closing their Westmoreland County plant. So, while most of the news is still good- no region can come out of this economy completely unscathed).

More Good News for the Pittsburgh economy...

Trib Articles:

Amid economic downturn, bright spots for jobs in Pittsburgh
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_600194.html

Pittsburgh Tech companies create 343 jobs
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_599358.html

Au Revoir Pittsburgh, Bonjour Paris!

Delta to begin nonstop flights from Pittsburgh to Paris in June. Great from both a business and leisure perspective.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08311/925813-147.stm

Pittsburgh #1 in PA for Raising Kids...

...according to Business Week magazine. Here is the Trib's coverage of it:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_597969.html