Home Buying and Renting

See Realtors for real estate listings and Rentals for rental information.

Pittsburgh Region

• Allegheny County Municipalities
  http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/munimap/
  Don't know where a town is? Check here for a map and information on each of the 130 municipalities that make up Allegheny County.
• Allegheny County Real Estate Site
  By inputting an address of a house, you can see what the price paid for it by the current owner was, the current market value of the house and property, and the size of the lot. You might need to find the Pittsburgh Ward information.
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Property Reassessment in Allegheny County:
  An Online Resource Guide
  Information collected by the downtown Business Department. It includes a detailed Appeal Hearing Assistance Handbook prepared by Mr. Kenneth Behrend, a Pittsburgh attorney who has served on the County Board of Property Assessment Appeals for 5 years.
• City of Pittsburgh Planning Department Information Center
  Information (or where to get information) on Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
• Downtown Living Initiative
  http://www.pghliving.com/
  Find a space. Discover a lifestyle. Make a connection.
• Getting to the Point
  provides relocation assistance to families and individuals moving to Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mortgage Rates
  Check here for current mortgage rates in Pittsburgh.
• Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh: Housing
  http://www.ura.org/
  Carries out redevelopment activities in Pittsburgh by providing below-market interest rate mortgage financing to promote homeownership and home improvement, by financing the new construction and rehabilitation of housing for owners and renters, and by raising substantial funds through the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds. Check out the low interest rate loans for low income homeowners in Pittsburgh!

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
  The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency provides capital for decent, safe and affordable homes and apartments for older adults, persons of modest means and those persons with special housing needs.

United States

• BankRate.com
  Check out the mortgage rates in your town!
• Census Bureau: Housing Topics
  Information and data from the federal government about homeownership, housing affordability, housing vacancy, residential segregation, etc.
• Ginnie Mae
  Ginnie Mae - The Government National Mortgage Association - helps more Americans buy their own homes by operating the Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) program that helps to ensure that mortgage funds are available throughout the United States including in rural and urban areas in which it has been harder to borrow money to buy a home.
• Real Estate Journal
  http://homes.wsj.com/
  A site for the home buyer from the Wall Stree Journal with articles on the latest housing trends and profiles of major US cities.
• HUD: Buying a Home
  Information from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development on Buying a Home, Finding Housing, Keeping Your Home, Building a Home, Buying Land, Making Home Improvements. Offers a checklist for homebuyers; lists HUD homes for sale.
• CNN Money: Best Places to Live in America
  Each year, Money Magazine reviews census data on 300 US cities compiled by the Fast Forward consulting firm and selects the best places to live, focusing on economy, education, culture, recreation and safety.
• Motley Fool: Home Center
  Tips on financing your home (what can you afford), finding the perfect home, making the deal, refinancing your home, how to maintain your home (home improvements, contractors).
• National Association of Home Builders
  NAHB offers Resources for Consumers that include information on building, buying, maintaining and remodeling your home. For the professional it also has construction codes and standards.
• National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies
  The National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies, founded in 1982, is the national association of professionals working to finance affordable housing in the broader community development context at the local level. As a non-profit association, NALHFA is an advocate before Congress and federal agencies on legislative and regulatory issues affecting affordable housing and provides technical assistance and educational opportunities to its members and the public. Members are city and county agencies, non-profits, and private firms, such as underwriters, consultants, financial advisors, bond counsels, and rating agencies, which help in producing housing from concept to completion.
• USPS: MoversGuide
  http://www.usps.com/moversguide/
  On-Line Help for Movers before, during, and after the move from the US Postal Service. Includes information on vehicle and voter registration as well as changing your address.