January home sales in Lehigh and Northampton counties inched up 0.4% from a year ago, a pace constrained by limited supply.
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PA Housing Finance Agency to award $350 million in aid to homeowners
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency launched a program today for eligible homeowners who need help with mortgage payments and other housing expenses because of COVID-19.
Read More »Pennsylvania home prices up 16%
The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors reports that housing prices were up 16% in March compared to March of last year, mostly because housing stock was down 39% over March of last year.
Read More »Lehigh Valley real estate sales jumped 26% in December
Agents thought it would take three months to get up to speed again in the industry once some of the restrictions were lifted, such as the ban on in-person house tours, he said. Instead, pent-up demand lifted the market quickly, and activity has been busy ever since.
Read More »Reading’s DoubleTree to house 30 Alvernia University students, part of COVID safety plan
Thirty Alvernia students moved into the DoubleTree by Hilton Reading earlier this week to lower the number of students living on the university’s main campus, university officials announced. It also introduces students to downtown living, which is a goal of the university’s Reading CollegeTowne, a strategic model for economic development in Reading that was introduced last year.
Read More »COVID-19 having sharp impact on real estate market
As a relationship-driven, people-facing industry, real estate is facing the turbulent effects of COVID-19.
Read More »Jersey firm sees carriage homes as added benefit to luxury rental community
After seeing the success of its carriage-style homes in Lower Macungie Township and its other residential properties in New Jersey, a real estate firm plans to add more.
Read More »Workforce availability, land reuse, and population drive growth in Lehigh Valley
As companies look to the Lehigh Valley to move or expand headquarters and manufacturing operations, a key part of their decision-making is the question of workforce. If the workforce exists, that’s where they will go, and it’s a top reason many major companies recently announced plans to build in the region.
Read More »Recession unlikely, though virus expected to slow economy, expert says
That’s according to a local economic expert who shared details of his economic forecast for the Lehigh Valley Business Real Estate & Development Symposium on Thursday at DeSales University.
Read More »Demand for affordable housing is strong, so where are the new housing projects?
Construction of market-rate apartments is surging across the nation in both urban and suburban areas, while construction of units for low to moderate-income renters has declined dramatically.
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