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Investor services: 1031, insurance & zoning law

The specialists around the deal: qualified intermediaries for 1031 exchanges, insurance brokers who understand investor portfolios, and the law firms that argue in front of the Zoning Board.

Alphabetical, deliberately unranked. Entries tagged “Verified July 2026” had their pages directly confirmed by us that month.

1031 qualified intermediaries

  • Qualified intermediary firm serving Pennsylvania exchanges.

  • National qualified intermediary with a dedicated Pennsylvania exchange practice.

  • IPX1031Verified July 2026

    National qualified intermediary (Fidelity National Financial subsidiary) serving all US states including Pennsylvania.

  • Qualified intermediary handling 1031 exchanges for Philadelphia-area investors.

Insurance brokers

  • Graham CompanyVerified July 2026

    Philadelphia-headquartered insurance brokerage with a real estate owner/developer practice.

  • Philadelphia insurance agency with a program for real estate investors from single properties to large portfolios.

  • Philadelphia-area agency offering landlord and rental property insurance.

  • Philadelphia insurer founded 1752; landlord property coverage in the five-county area.

Zoning & land use law

  • Ballard SpahrVerified July 2026

    National law firm headquartered in Philadelphia; zoning and land use practice for developments across the region.

  • Dilworth PaxsonVerified July 2026

    Philadelphia law firm with a zoning and land use group for development matters in the city and region.

  • Kaplin StewartVerified July 2026

    Blue Bell-based real estate law firm with a dedicated Philadelphia zoning practice.

  • Philadelphia law firm with a zoning and land use practice covering the city and suburban counties.

  • Philadelphia law firm handling zoning and entitlement work in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

  • Pritzker Law GroupVerified July 2026

    Philadelphia firm focused on zoning and land use, including practice before the city Zoning Board of Adjustment.

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