Berks County

Should You Renovate Before Listing your Berks County Home for Sale?

A paneled dining room in Wyomissing, original slate beneath a Mohnton porch, a gracious Reading stair hall with its millwork intact - these are not details to erase in pursuit of a more generic finish. Sometimes the fixer is worth fixing. Other times, you may choose to sell it "as-is" in which case, it takes a little more convincing for a buyer to see the vision (watch this short...

Farmers Markets Every Local from Wyo Should Know About

If you're looking for the best farmers markets near Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, this post is about the seven worth your time. Most guides to this area will give you the hours and call it done. I've spent two decades in Berks County real estate, and what I've learned is that a market's hours tell you when to show up. Its history tells you why it matters, and that's usually the part worth knowing before you...

Fifty Years, One Square Mile: Inside Community Days, Shillington, PA

A Tradition Built to Out-Last Trends Most people across Berks County know the Wyomissing Independence Day parade by heart. Few folks realize that just next door, a one square mile borough has been running its own Fourth of July tradition for half a century. No fanfare beyond its own borders. No need for one. Fifty years of showing up is its own kind of proof. Welcome to Shillington, where this...