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The Peter Gibaud Team blog reports on the real estate market in south-central Pennsylvania, particularly Franklin County PA and Lancaster County PA. Local happenings and tips about home hunting and home ownership are discussed from time to time.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Everyone planning to buy a home using a USDA Guaranteed loan needs to have a back-up plan, such as a source of money to use for a down payment. An FHA loan can be done with as little as 3.5% down. It's not surprising that USDA's guaranteed loan program would be out of funds much earlier than it w...
03/11/2010
Our Long & Foster Office in Chambersburg, PA is a collection station for Toys for Tots. You can bring donations of new toys until December 16th.  Yesterday, a man brought 202 beanie babies for drop off which belonged to his mother's estate. They were never played with or taken out of the tote sin...
12/04/2009
8 Easy Ways to Seal Air Leaks Around the House For what the typical family wastes every year on air leaks—about $350—you can plug energy-robbing gaps, start saving money, and enjoy a more comfortable home. Read Save Money With an Insulation Upgrade Beefing up inadequate insulation is one of the ...
12/03/2009
Here's a question: When a house changes hands, should transfer of ownership and possession happen on the same day? Local markets have their particular customs developed over time. But, no system is perfect. When problems happen, we might wonder if there's a better way. In our region (Maryland and...
12/01/2009
As career agents for Long & Foster in Chambersburg, PA, we help people buy and sell houses every day. We guide our clients through the logistics, finances and emotions of what generally are major--even life-changing--events. But then we find, as we guess many parents do, that we are ill-equipped ...
11/05/2009
There was more trick or treating going on this Halloween then in the past 5 years, at least on our street. We ran out of candy half way through the night. My children had such fun especially at the houses that were decked out with skeletons and grave yards in the front yard. One street looked lik...
11/02/2009
Yep! You heard me. Our lender Jason Sheaffer of Prosperity Mortgage say's if you find a house and go under contract before November 2, 2009 he can still settle the loan in time to receive the first time home buyers tax credit. Loan application must be made in person, which of course is easy with ...
10/28/2009
I post these tweets daily or close to it. To find the newest listings for all of Franklin County follow my tweets. My name is lovemyoldhouse. --Tammy Gibaud Homes for sale in Franklin County,PA including Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Greencastle, Shippensburg, Mercersburg: http://alturl.com/djtw
10/28/2009
Homes for sale in Franklin County,PA including Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Greencastle, Shippensburg, Mercersburg http://alturl.com/fb4b
10/27/2009
Listings include Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Greencastle, Mercersburg, Shippensburg PA and more. http://alturl.com/6bvm
10/26/2009
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The Peter Gibaud Team blog reports on the real estate market in south-central Pennsylvania, particularly Franklin County PA and Lancaster County PA. Local happenings and tips about home hunting and home ownership are discussed from time to time.