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Jan 20, 2023

Pa. Housing prices drop, sales still down

The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors reports that the median existing home sales price of homes sold dropped 11% from the previous month to $193,792 in December, which is nearly the same as it was a year ago. 

Jan 18, 2023

Lehigh Valley home sales dip in December over last year

Home sales in the Lehigh Valley decreased in December over the same month in 2021 and those that sold stayed on the market longer. 

Jan 17, 2023

SAGE Build-Design buys Macungie Victorian-style building

SAGE Build-Design Inc. recently bought a Victorian-style building at 5740 Lower Macungie Road. 

Jan 13, 2023

Higher interest rates slowing Lehigh Valley home sales

With higher interest rates impacting prospective buyers, housing sales declined in December according to the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors.  

Jan 10, 2023

Lehigh Valley renters becoming cost burdened

The Lehigh Valley’s median renter qualifies as cost burdened when it comes to housing these days, as affordability plummets. Households are considered cost burdened when they spend more than 30% of their income on rent, mortgage and other housing needs.

Dec 21, 2022

Coopersburg Commons shopping center sold

Coopersburg Commons, a 95,186-square-foot shopping center in Coopersburg borough, has sold for an undisclosed price.

Dec 5, 2022

LVHN breaks ground on neighborhood hospital in Lower Macungie

Lower Macungie Township will have a new hospital by the end of 2023. 

Nov 28, 2022

Monthly payment needed to afford median-priced home soars in Allentown

Allentown metro homebuyers need to earn more than 50% than they did a year ago to afford a median-priced house, as purchasers confront the double whammy of escalating mortgage rates and rising home prices.

Nov 9, 2022

Expansion brings care closer to patients

Lehigh Valley has seen a growth in medical services this year with new hospitals, the expansion of emergency rooms, and walk-in clinics.

Oct 14, 2022

State invests nearly $7.5 million to save farmland from development

The state Department of Agriculture Thursday said nearly $7.5 million was invested in...

Oct 6, 2022

Housing market slows as mortgage rates and consumer fears rise

The red-hot housing market of last year is increasingly slowing as interest rates and consumers fears rise. 

Sep 26, 2022

Pa. Home sales drop nearly 5%

The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors said August home sales dropped 4.7% from July, the first over month drop since February.