October 11, 2020

Candidate Guide: Board of Directors Election

There are four available seats in this year’s Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® Board of Directors election. Three individuals will be elected to 3-year terms. The fourth individual will be elected to a 1-year term, completing the term of a resigned…

October 2, 2020

Solicitor’s Corner: New Federal Regulations Effecting Landlords and Borrowers with Federally Backed Mortgages

While most landlords were still required to make their monthly mortgage payments, tenants have been the beneficiary of multiple executive orders and regulations issued by Governor Wolf to curb the fallout from stay at home orders which prevented a landlord…

September 28, 2020

REALTOR® Safety: Are any of us doing enough?

Before a scheduled open house, an agent first does a walk-through of a vacant property to confirm everything is in order and to turn on all lights. Setting up shop near the front door, the female REALTOR® welcomes a man…

September 20, 2020

Don’t Let House Keys Fall Into the Wrong Hands

The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) offers a keybox system, known as Supra, to its membership. Supra has provided keyboxes to the real estate industry since 1955, bringing efficiency to real estate professionals and peace of mind to home sellers.…

September 14, 2020

With Low Inventory, Higher Prices, Lehigh Valley Sellers Receiving 99.7% of List Price

The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) reported August data showed that pending sales and showings remained at strong levels while housing inventory remained limited, continuing the competitive bidding market we have seen for many months now. GLVR Members: Click HERE to view…

August 28, 2020

Analysts: Lehigh Valley Industrial Market Well-Positioned to Weather Pandemic

By Colin McEvoy for Lehigh Valley Economic Development CommissionSource: Lehigh Valley Economic Development Commission Website The Lehigh Valley industrial real estate market is well-positioned to weather the economic downturn expected to result from the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysts from the…

August 12, 2020

Healthy Buyer Demand Keeps Lehigh Valley Housing Market Moving During Pandemic

The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) reported July data showed that healthy buyer demand and constrained supply continue to be the story for much of the country and the Lehigh Valley at large. GLVR Members: Click HERE to view the full Market…

July 30, 2020

Graphics: Impact of COVID-19 on Real Estate Showings

The initial drop in showing activity experienced throughout much of the country in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic has given way to modest signs of stabilization. With real estate reopen in Pennsylvania, the Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® is…

July 30, 2020

Fair Housing Case Study Focuses on Bethlehem Senior Housing Complex

United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced on June 26, 2020, that the United States has reached a settlement agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrimination filed in a civil lawsuit against Heritage Senior Living LLC, its owner, and former…

July 14, 2020

Pending Sales Jump During First Full Month of Open Real Estate

The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) reported June data continued to show the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on an industry in Pennsylvania that was deemed non-essential, but the numbers – specifically pending sales – show that local REALTORS® are…