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When 42-year-old Emmaus native Michael Stender bought his Lancaster home in 2020, he thought it was a starter home.

Prospective homebuyers are in a tough spot right, but experts say it’s to be expected.

It’s definitely a sellers’ market when it comes to housing in the Lehigh Valley. Through simple supply and demand, many buyers are climbing a steep hill to affordability.

How will the Lehigh Valley's residential real estate market look in 2023? According to three Realtors, things could settle down a bit

Developers and leasing agents are are finding that vacant apartments and rental homes are virtually non-existent in the Lehigh Valley. The shortage won't be solved anytime soon.

Greg Capogna talks about holiday offerings with Krista Berardelli from The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, then chats with Rob McCann and Tim Tepes from Assist-2-Sell about their discount real estate brokerage firm.

The Lehigh Valley has seen surging home costs and a lot of competition as inventory continues to be in short supply, and local real estate agents and experts aren’t predicting home prices to drop any time soon.

For the last decade, according to data from John Burns Real Estate Consulting in California, about a fifth of homes on the Lehigh Valley market have been bought by investors, who can often bid cash.

Sky-high lumber cost contributing to inventory plummet in the Lehigh Valley, realtors group says Updated 8:51 AM; Today 7:00 AM Evergreen Lumber and Truss employees Charles Layhew, left, and Jeremy Foust install sheathing on top of prefabricated roof trusses and wall panels at an amenities building under construction in the new Longleaf Gates subdivision Thursday, May 7, 2009, in Mobile, Ala. (Press-Register, Mike Kittrell) Facebook Share Lumber’s record-setting prices are limiting some ne...

Univest Bank and Trust Co. recently added Stephen Patterson and Robert Lepley to the executive team.