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Huge List of Pittsburgh Websites | Print |

Here's Some Valuable Resources In Our Area

Pittsburgh Media

Points of Interest

Best of Pittsburgh College Pages

Pittsburgh Music

Pittsburgh Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Other Pittsburgh Sports

Pittsburgh Arts

Pittsburgh Entertainment

 
Local Mining Maps | Print |
Local Mining Maps - Many parts of western Pennsylvania have undermining. Find out if the area you're looking in is one of these parts. If so, you may want to consider purchasing undermining insurance.
 
FEMA Flood Zone Maps | Print |
FEMA Flood Zone Maps - Wondering if the home you're about to purchase is in a flood zone? Check out the FEMA Maps first.
 
Allegheny County Assessment Website | Print |

Allegheny County Assessment Website - Find out local housing assessment information here.

 
Local Wedding Vendors | Print |
Willow Productions - Relive The Magic Of Your Wedding Day
 
Real Estate Market Review | Print |

One of the many dire predictions done these past few months by many Pittsburgh  ‘bubbleologists’ out there -


that is all those who indulge in the contemplation of bubbles in the Pittsburgh real estate market of all sizes and colors, whether real or imaginary, coming our way - was that by now real estate markets everywhere would be inundated and swept away by a tsunami of foreclosures of apocalyptic proportions.

The general rationale among those specializing in the fine art of staring at crystal balls (or perhaps at several empty bottles of rum) was that the steady increase in interest rates, the consequence of a tightening monetary policy implemented by the Fed since mid-2004, would have led by now to a collapse of the adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) market, since consumers could not possibly cope with the increased monthly payments. This, in turn, would dramatically increase mortgage defaults and foreclosures, with the end result that real estate markets everywhere would be flooded with excess inventory at deflated prices, thus causing markets to crash - the tsunami I was talking about.

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Schools | Print |
Get all the information you need on Pittsburgh Area Schools, Neighborhoods & more here.

 
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GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states and detailed school profiles for California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Colorado, New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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Public School Review lets you find free, detailed profiles of public schools and their surrounding communities. The site evaluates schools relative to each other and to state-wide averages for several key criteria like teacher:student ratios. The site can be particularly helpful for families who are moving and need to evaluate several potential schools, or for all parents who are exploring different pre-college educational options for their child.

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Sperlings BestPlaces is the ultimate resource for relocating or finding out information on specific areas in the US. In additional to in depth school statistics they also offer city profiles, neighborhood profiles, cost of living, climate profiles, crime rates and much, much more.

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SchoolMatch by Public Priority Systems, Inc. is a research and database service company that collects, audits, integrates, processes and manages information about public and private elementary and secondary schools.
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