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Using proceeds from the sale of the Hope Farm estate (present day Port Richmond), which included three enslaved people named Abraham, Hannibal, and Phillis, [19] Palmer purchased what was called the Fairman Estate, located along the Delaware River in the Northern Liberties Township (area just north of the City of Philadelphia on the Delaware ...
Joshua H. Morris, a conveyancer in Philadelphia, and several colleagues met on 28 March 1876 to incorporate the first title insurance company to address the issue.The new firm, they stated, would "insure the purchasers of real estate and mortgages against losses from defective titles, liens and encumbrances," and that "through these facilities, transfer of real estate and real estate ...
Philadelphia, Old City: 1720–1830 Houses Claimed to be the nation's oldest residential street; two rows of Federal and Georgian brick houses built between 1720 and 1830, with a total of 32 extant houses [8] Wyck House: Philadelphia, Germantown: c. 1700–20, later additions House Stenton: Philadelphia, Germantown: 1723 House
With an estimated cost of $20B, NYC's Hudson Yards neighborhood is set to become the most expensive private real estate development in American history.
Pages in category "History of real estate in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
An abstract of title is the condensed history of the title to a particular parcel of real estate, consisting of a summary of the original grant and all subsequent conveyances and encumbrances affecting the property and a certification by the abstractor that the history is complete and accurate.
Ori Feibush (pictured at left), a real estate developer, had tried to buy the neglected 1,600-square-foot lot for years, but the city wouldn't let him.
The first railroad in Philadelphia was the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad, which linked Germantown to a station at 9th and Green Streets in Center City. It opened in 1832, and was initially powered by horses. [28] The inventor Matthias W. Baldwin built his first commissioned steam locomotive for the new railroad.