by Barb Bottitta | Sep 16, 2011 | Featured Stories, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Ownership, Region
FIRST THE GOOD NEWS: Lehigh Valley home sales in July were up 21% and in August they were up 14% over the same months last year. The discouraging news for Sellers: prices are down about 6% over last year and 63% of all Lehigh Valley home sales in August were in the...
by Barb Bottitta | Sep 15, 2011 | Featured Stories, For Sellers, Home Ownership
Basically, a home’s worth is determined by its market value. How is “market value” determined? Most often, it’s figured by a comparison (“comp”) with homes similar to yours in the surrounding area. So, if the homes in your...
by Barb Bottitta | Aug 12, 2011 | Featured Stories, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Ownership, Region
The U.S. housing market has shown increased stability in home sales during 2011 compared to the previous year. Nationally home prices are up 18% since their low in February. That’s good news and hopefully it means the Lehigh Valley rebound is not be far behind....
