Supplement: Big-City Excitement Meets Country Charm

Big-City Excitement Meets Country Charm By Nadia Halim Greater Philadelphia offers something to fit every lifestyle and budget. Courtesy of Select Greater Philadelphia RELATED ARTICLES Growth and Development A Region Poised for (More) Growth Navigating the Network Where Do We Go from Here? Covering 11 counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, the Greater Philadelphia area offers a lifestyle to fit every budget and taste. You can s

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Growth and Development

A Region Poised for (More) Growth

Navigating the Network

Where Do We Go from Here?

Covering 11 counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, the Greater Philadelphia area offers a lifestyle to fit every budget and taste. You can study artistic masterpieces or roam the untamed country landscape; dine in a trendy restaurant or tour rural wineries and farms; rock out at a riverfront festival or drive to a quaint country town.

The region's central location on the MidAtlantic Coast, its public transportation, Amtrak, and interstate highways all help to streamline commuting within the region and to major east coast cities. Three international airports - Lehigh Valley, Newark Liberty, and Philadelphia - also facilitate travel in and out of the region.

Despite the recent gloom-and-doom media coverage of the real estate market, the Greater Philadelphia region has weathered the storm relatively well. In the last few ...

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