The Willows Cottage is the site for the Radnor Conservancy's Harvest Festival taking place this year on October 25, 2009. The day should be a blast. Special events - food and beverages for all ages, activities for the young and the young at heart! Follow the links above for more information.

Best Soccer Game I have seen in a long time

The game between Radnor high and Ridley high tonight was one of the most exciting soccer games I have ever seen. The girls out there left it all out on the field. The game ended in a 1 to 1 tie after two full halves and a 10 minute overtime.

View from the Telluride Film Festival

Well the Lowy's just returned from a great Labor Day in Telluride Colorado at the 36th annual Telluride Film Festival. There were stars, premiers old films silent films and great discussions both scheduled, in the streets, in restaurants and bars and on line. Definitely worth the trip.

Here are my pics from what I saw of the more than 40 choices.

Movies to see from Telluride -
1 The Road --Cormac McCarthy novel from people in the same screening who had read the book “ very very true to the book”
2 A Prophet - Coming of age story of a young ½ Muslim street kid
3 Farewell --French / Russian / American true story of ending the cold war
4 Red Riding – English 3 part crime/police corruption drama best watched in sequence in one sitting about 4.5 hours – good theme for a movie party.
5. Bright Star – If you like a slow English period piece about Keats and his love
5. Sampson and Delilah - Very tough to watch (slow paced) but gives you a great feeling of the life of aboriginal people in Australia.

6. The Last Station – More Hollywood like- Great performance by Helen Mirren worth watching for that – the rest is about the last year of Tolstoy with no Russian accents at all.

7. Bad Lieutenant: Port of call New Orleans – Hollywood meets Herzog -Great performance by Nicholas Cage as a rogue Officer in NO after Katrina. (directed by Werner Herzog – see if you can pick out his touches)

8. An Education – English school girl coming of age

9. Up in the Air - Lite entertainment – Comic story of life on the road and pursuit of trying not to be so lonely.

10 Vincere – Italian film about Mussolini’s mistress

11 Coco Before Chanel - Her Story from the beginning to success nice not to exciting either way

Not as great – in My humble opinion
The Jazz Barroness – Self-indulgent story by her niece Hannah Rothschild of the relationship between Monk and the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter)

My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done – Werner Herzog trying to film a Greek tragedy set in LA – played well to European audiences

Some Housing Statistics for the Main Line

I thought since the media is national and we live here locally on the Main Line. It would make sense to get some statistics out for you on Housing Activity in this area. I researched statistics for two local school districts,

Radnor Schools

and Tredyffrin/Eastown.

If you would like me to run the same statistics for a school district which is in our MLS area (most of the 5 county Philadelphia MSMA) which I have not covered here please call me using 610-254-9292 x12 and let me know which one or e-mail me using tom@tomlowy.com Either way I am happy to research and provide them to you.

If there are other statistics you would like to see or if you have real estate questions again, please call or write. I am happy to help.

Radnor Conservancy

The Radnor Conservancy Gala will be held September 26th Please save the date.





As part of the Big Tree Project which is a collaboration between Radnor Township, Chanticleer and the Conservancy trees were planted along Route 30. I had the privledge of checking to see if they were in need of water. The "gators" around the trees are filled with water. They function to slowly drip water into the soil to nourish the trees.

Cut Your Energy Costs - Simple tips for saving resources, money and the planet.

Cool your home naturally: Open windows on cool summer nights. Use energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs (they emit less heat). Hang washing out to dry, and grill food outside. Install window awnings.

Plant deciduous trees on the east and west to shade your house and cool it by as much as 20 degrees.

Install an Energy Star–certified ceiling fan (50 percent more efficient than others) and comfortably keep your home four degrees cooler in the summer.

Consider switching to a natural-gas water heater (which uses less than half the energy of an electric one) and turn the setting down to 120 degrees.

Seal your house: Close the fireplace damper; install a timer (available at hardware stores) on the bathroom exhaust fan; seal ductwork.

Potential savings: About $500 a year.

Green point: If one household in 10 bought Energy Star–rated heating and cooling equipment, the change in greenhouse-gas emissions would be equivalent to taking 1.5 million cars off the road.

Source: Real Simple

These are the signs you want to see at your home...if!!

These are the signs you want to see in front of your home if it is for sale. Pictured below is Anne Dalk who sold her house this past July. It was on the market for less than a month.

Pictured here is 110 Croton Road. This home sold in less than 3 weeks!!!

Pictured here is the sign from 407 Eagle Road. This home was bought by first time buyers and allowed the sellers to move to their dream home.

This is a great time to be in the market either buying or selling. The homes shown above all sold this past July!! Eagle Road was within 5% of asking, Croton Road sold at asking, and Oak Lane sold above asking! If you would like an estimate of the value of your home, please call me. My office number at Duffy Real Estate is 610-254-9292. I look forward to speaking to you.

South Wayne Ave opens!!!

Great Moving Company

Hello all,

Just thought I would tell you about Logan Moving and Storage. I used them when I moved from Manayunk to Wayne and have been recommending them to people I know if I hear about their need to move. They can do small or large homes and local or cross country moves.

What is best is they show up on time and take good care of your possessions.

Best meal at the beach Bedrock Cafe in Avon By The Sea

It was an amazing night. Saturday 6:00 eating early because many in our parety were over 60 including my mother, father, and Great Aunt Hazel. We were seated right away, the red wine (BYOB) we brought was poured and the fresh hot bread was delivered. Great Aunt Hazel (90) wanted white wine. The owner cam back to us with a glass of wine he procured from his own cellar- or who knows where. This was service beyond excellent.

The food was good too - specials to long to remember from when they began repeating them and a special by the day as well. This is a full dinner with salad vegetable and desert. Range of the food was pork chops to soft shell crab, lasagna to crab cakes. They even have a choice of 6 things on the kids menu. Highly recommend this place if you are anywhere near Avon By the Sea
Their phone number is 732-502-4455

Green outdoor activities.

I know it sounds redunbdant to have a spot for Green outdoor activities, but this site was a link from the Active.com Site where I found out about the scavanger hunt race Susanna and I did last year.

Green Ideas for the Hotel Industry

Found a site for greening the hotel and hospitality industry, Was lost in their website for a while and enjoyed it. Thought you might want to check it out

Pond Blog site for questions about Concrete Ponds

Well I have been working on the pond for almost a year and am about to get fish in it. There seems to be a slow leak in the main pool so I went looking for answers. One product I came up with was Pond Armor. I also discovered a blog which speaks about pond problems. Now I have a place to go.

GREEN representative to Realtor® Panel

On Thursday, June 18th the Association of REALTORS School held the first Achieving Real Estate Success Education Exchange. The Exchange was developed to help REALTORS make informed decisions about where to spend their education budget. At this session, Tish Maloney, Chip Plumley, Tom Lowy and Joe Sheehan provided a behind the scenes look at CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), ePRO, green and SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) respectively. In addition to making real life sense out of the programs, the four panelists provided money saving tips about discounts and grants available to REALTORS seeking education.
Prior to this informative program, Chairman-Elect Bill McFalls presented certificates of achievement to 13 REALTORS who recently completed a designation or certificate program. The honorees were: Deana Clymer, Linda McDermond, Linda Rosander, Carole Felton, Wally Heppenstall, Patricia Moyer, Shelby Charles, Lee Greenwood, Linda Luker, Charles Stauffer, Debbie Clamer, Morgot Mohr Teetor and David Hinkel. Click here to see pictures from this event.

Just found a new Site For the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Just found this site for the National Trust for Historic Preservation It looks very interesting. They are having a seminar on the 18th of June 1 to 2 pm Virtual that is --

Rescheduled: Webinar "Green Main Streets: Practical Steps You Can Take Now"

You can call the local Philadelphia area Office using 215-848-8033 or scan the web site.

Good Luck

House is under agreement 407 Eagle Road

The real estate market in these parts still has three important parts to it Location Price and Condition. Times have changed a little and a great home in a great location which is over priced is not going to sell. I have found the market to be very punishing to those who think their home is an exception to this rule. When you make the decision to sell your home - my view - price it to sell it for if you do not you will not. If you are thinking of selling please send me a note or comment on this blog.

Martins Dam Swim Club Open for the Season

Hi All - It was a great day this past Saturday for the members of the Martins Dam club. 10:00 on the dot is when the pool first opend and the brave few jump in first.
More to come from Martins.

110 Croton Rd -New Listing in T/E Deepdale neighborhood

110 Croton is now for Sale! Price is $535,000. Settlement can be as soon as you want to settle. This property will be in the MLS by Monday 5-25-09.

27 Pine Street Newtown Square is SOLD

Settlement took place today for 27 Pine Street. Both the buyer and the seller were very happy.

Happy Memorial Day

I just want to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day. I imagine I will be walking in the parade in Wayne, just not sure with whjich group yet.