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Lehigh Valley Market Update July 2008

Comparison of Activity from June 2008 to July 2008 // –> // –> List Price to Sold Price Ratio: The average sale price compared to list price for residential properties sold  in the Lehigh Valley during the month of July 2008 is 97%, which remained the same since April 2008. New Construction: For newly constructed [...]

18Dec2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Bethlehem Township Real Estate Listings!

If you are looking for homes for sale in Bethlehem Township PA, then you should visit http://bethlehemtownshiprealestate.com/. This a free site which allows you to browse all the MLS listings for Bethlehem Township. You can view pictures prices, descriptions, and also schedule showings or inquire about a home for sale in Bethlehem Township. http://bethlehemtownshiprealestate.com/ is [...]

17Dec2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Two-way traffic for Seventh Street in Allentown?

Allentown officials are considering a switch to two-way traffic on one-way southbound Seventh Street, a gateway thoroughfare into the city. Some Seventh Street merchants and residents think the concept is worth considering as a way to subdue speeding motorists and to bolster business development and pedestrian safety. Source: The Morning Call, 9.3.08 Republished by Blog [...]

17Dec2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Allentown Real Estate: Hot or Not?

The Allentown Real Estate market is really all over the place at the moment. The recent decision by city officials to require city inspections is complicating things for both buyers and sellers within the city. The problem is mostly with investment properties. Allentown probably has the greatest number of tenant occupied properties in the Lehigh [...]

14Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hellertown wants to limit rentals in residential areas

Hellertown officials say renters responsible for most crime and their cars are causing parking problems in some neighborhoods, so they would prefer that renters live downtown. That’s the reasoning behind Hellertown’s latest proposal to ban apartment conversions in its residential neighborhood zones. Hellertown’s Planning Commission two months ago approved a measure that would ban all [...]

14Dec2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Coplay Property Taxes Out Of Control

The Coplay (Whitehall-Coplay) Borough Council recently adopted a preliminary budget which will increase property taxes 15.8 percent! That would bring the Coplay Borough mill rates to 11 mills!!! Thank goodness the Whitehall-Coplay school district taxes are some of the lowest in the Lehigh Valley. But the borough taxes are helping to to take away from [...]

11Dec2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Northampton County eyes foreclosure moratorium

Northampton County is researching whether it has the legal authority to temporarily suspend sheriff sales to try to help residents whose homes are in foreclosure. County Council on Thursday asked County Executive John Stoffa to study the issue and report back, but the panel tabled a resolution that called for a 90-day moratorium on the [...]

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Easton Terrace plan gets OK

Easton’s Planning Commission gave preliminary approval during a special meeting Wednesday night for the Easton Housing authority’s estimated $73 million project.  The authority will raze 250 apartments and build 144 units — single family homes, townhouses, twins, duplexes and cottages for senior citizens. Forty-eight of the new units are designated for sale and the rest [...]

10Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New Lehigh Valley MLS Search Engine

If you are looking to search for homes for sale in the greater Lehigh Valley Area, including Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton you can now do so with ease. Introducing www.GoValleyHomeFinder.com ! This is a brand new free online search engine that gives you direct access to the Lehigh Valley Mult List system – the same one [...]

10Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Can I Get A Good Deal in The Lehigh Valley?

Prices are definitely coming down, that’s a good thing. But, its not a fire sale. Two and three years ago when the market was hot, homes were over priced and selling for more than they were worth in some cases. What’s happening now is that home prices are coming back into line of where they [...]

9Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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