$135,000 , 5 bedrooms, 1 full baths, 0 half baths, 1,760 square feet     Marcie Purcell | Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. | marciepurcell@yahoo.com | (215) 534-2539 918 E 5th St, Bethlehem, PA Open House November 17, 2013 1:00-4:00. Great Move In Ready Home or Investment Property!!! 5BR/1BA Single Family House   offered at $135,000 Year Built 1900 Sq Footage 1,760 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Floors 3 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 2,787 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Charming and Updated Brick Twin with 5 Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath and 2 Car Garage. Large Double Living Room with New Carpets and Fireplace. Dining Room has great entertaining space. Updated Kitchen with Tile Floor and Flat top stove with a mudroom leading to outside where you find a nice deck and backyard. 2n... 11/12/2013

$850 per month, 2 bedrooms, 1 full baths, 0 half baths, 0 square feet     Don Wenner | DLP Realty | (610) 421-4610 411 W Broad St # 2, Bethlehem, PA Great 2 Bedroom move in ready apartment! 2BR/1BA Apartment   $850/month Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Sq Footage Unspecified Parking None Pet Policy No pets Deposit $850 DESCRIPTION Rental Opportunity in Bethlehem!! Located just blocks away from Main St., this 2 bedroom apartment is close to ALL of the city's attractions. Priced great and move-in ready, just in time for the Holidays!!   Bethlehem see additional photos below RENTAL FEATURES - Living room - Refrigerator - Stove/Oven - Central heat - Cable-ready - On-street parking - Hardwood floor     ADDITIONAL PHOTOS Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8 ... 11/11/2013

We all know one of the great American dreams is to own a home. Habitat for Humanity has been helping folks in the Lehigh Valley build homes, community, and hope since 1989.  There are plenty of opportunities to help Habitat of the Lehigh Valley by volunteering at one of the home builds or at the Re-store, but right now you can help out by supporting Habitat's signature fundraising event this Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 7 PM at the Arts Quest Center at Steel Stacks.  The 9th annual Wine Tasting--A Toast to Hope--will be featuring unique wines from celebrated regions around the world and savory gourmet selections from 12 Lehigh Valley area restaurants. Don't delay, get yourbuy tickets today! While sampling and sipping, get a jumpo n holiday shopping at the Silent Auction and Tricky Tray... 11/03/2013

A very dear friend of mine, Marie, has lived in the same home for over 50 years. She and her husband raised their 3 children in this first and only home, and as you can imagine there are plenty of memories stored there. Oh, you can bet things have changed over those 50 years, including the once rural landscape. Her home now sits on a busy thoroughfare, but it's still home sweet home to my friend, and she plans on staying there forever.  Marie and I have a long history too. We met over 15 years ago, when I first moved to the Bethlehem Area. We volunteered together for 10 plus years in a program where we shopped for the elderly. We did our work; we laughed alot and had heart to heart talks too. It was during our chats while volunteering that Marie encouraged me to pursue getting my real e... 11/03/2013

To Build or to Buy your Bethlehem Area Homes, that is the question? Whether you’re relocating to the Bethlehem area, buying your first home, or want to upsize or downsize chances are one of the first decisions you’ll be making other than location is whether you want to: ·         build a new home from design through construction ·         buy an already completed new home, commonly called a spec home ·         or buy a resale home Buying a new construction home that is already completed is almost the same as buying a resale home, but building a home from design through construction is a big task that could take more than a year. To help you decide if building is a project you’d like to embark on, consider these 5 Steps: Land/Lot If you already own a lot that you plan on building your ne... 10/09/2013

3 Simple Ways Your Seller's Disclosure Helps  Sell Your Home. If you're selling your home and you're hiring a Real Estate Agent to help market, prepare, and get your home SOLD, you already know you'll be filling out a lot of paperwork. There will be contracts, notices, and various disclosures to name a few of the documents you'll need. If you're like most people, you probably don't like filling out paperwork and may even think it's unnecessary. Filling out and understanding all the documents involved in a Real Estate transaction can be daunting and overwhelming, but doing so will make the process less stressful in the end. Once you've selected your Real Estate agent plan on spending a couple of hours with her to go over all the documents and how the process of selling your home works. D... 09/16/2013

  Clydesdales Lending a Helping Hoof To Bethlehem, PA Mounted Police   The Budweiser Clydesdales will be helping out the Bethlehem, PA Mounted Police Unit while visiting in the Lehigh Valley.       OWORLD RENOWNED BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES TO LEND A HELPING HOOF Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Horses helping horses. The Bethlehem Mounted Patrol Unit, along with the City of Bethlehem Police Department, is pleased to announce a new fundraising initiative to take place in conjunction with the scheduled appearances of the Budweiser Clydesdales in the Lehigh Valley during September 2013. Allentown Beverage is responsible for bringing the Budweiser Clydesdales to the Valley. Paper horseshoes will be sold at various locations throughout the Lehigh Valley at a cost of one dollar; all proceeds of the sale... 08/28/2013

Bethlehem PA Real Estate keeps you on your toes and in the know! One might think that after 10 or 20 or 30 years–10 years in my case, about 30 years for my Broker–you would have seen it all. Ha! I say.  New challenges, new situations, different reactions are the norm in a Real Estate transaction.  There can be a lot of firsts in a real estate transaction–things that just never cam up before to contend with a sort out. Just the other day one of my buyers had a home inspection.  I always try and attend the inspection, unless I have a huge conflict that prevents me from doing so.  The buyers not only appreciate having me there for support, but I enjoy home inspections because I always come away with some new and useful information. In the case of this particular home inspection, the home h... 07/16/2013

Will the upcoming FHA changes affect your ability to purchase that home you've been wanting?  There has been a lot of buzz lately about the  changes to the Mortgage Insurance (MI) portion of your FHA loan. The changes are scheduled to take place on April 1, 2013 and June 3, 2013. You may even be hearing it reported in the news that the changes could drastically slow down the recovery in the housing industry. As a Realtor it’s important that I keep up to date on the changes that are taking place in the mortgage industry so I can best serve my clients.  I rely on my mortgage partners to help me be aware and understand options and changes that are taking place. I got together with Mike Drew of Gateway Funding, and we talked about how the changes would or would not effect  the real estate m... 03/13/2013

Seller's are playing their Holiday Card, already? For folks getting ready to put their home on the market, how do you handle the holiday card?  The potential sellers have been getting ready, ready, ready, and just as they are to the point where the house is finally spruced and primped to the nines, they decide they better wait until January. What??? Oh, it's too inconvenient to show during the holidays, and what if someone actually wants to Buy the home and move in before the holiday; then what? Well, if a seller is going to deny showings, I'd prefer they wait.  There's nothing that irks me more than turning down showing requests to potential buyers. But what I do tell sellers is that the good thing about marketing a home during the holidays is that you do get serious prospects; who goe... 09/28/2012

One of the best things about living in The Lehigh Valley, PA is it's proximity to Philadelphia and New York City.  Bethlehem is about 70-80 miles and 1.5 hrs. from both Philly and NYC which makes it easy to pop into either City for a Saturday and take in the theater, museums, shopping, dining and/or site seeing. If you go to NYC I highly recommend you stop by the famous Empire State Building and view the city from the observatory. Adults and kids alike will enjoy it, even if you've done it before. And on a recent trip to Philadelphia to take some photos for my daughter's engagement, we just couldn't resist getting a few shots in front of the well known Love Park Statue and fountains.  Hint: A family photo here makes a super Chirstmas or holiday greeting card too. Now it wouldn't be my i... 09/04/2012

It was a couple of years ago now. I had just started experimenting with Twitter and was trying to figure it out. Trying to keep twitter focused on  local folks and interactions is not that easy, and I didn't know what a hootesuite was, so there was no way to keep track of my tweeps or tweets.  But one thing was happening regularly when I logged into my twitter account and on Facebook too for that matter. I kept noticing that tweets were about people meeting at BFD. A tweet might go like this: @PamBurzynski where are u? I'm at BFD. Then another tweet would say: @JoeSmoe Yum, I'm having the best Borscht ever at BFD and so it went with constant references to BFD, tasty delicacies, and an apparent meeting central at BFD. What was this BFD anyway? I just had to find out what I was missing. I... 08/21/2012

It was exactly one year ago today that the local newspaper wrote of a weak job market in Lehigh Valley, PA.  In May of 2011 it was reported that 1100 jobs had evaporated and the unemployment rate was 8.4% in the Valley. At that time experts were still waiting to call the bottom of the housing market, believing that there was still more downside to come. the shedding of jobs was not surprising. Fast forward 1 year and the local housing market is showing signs of "really", finally having turned the corner, so could the "Putting Lehigh Valley Back to Work Job Fair" be a signal of more good news and relief for those still looking for work?  With 60 employers showing up with hundreds of jobs to fill, it's more than fair to say that's an excellent sign! Calling all job seekers! The Arts Quest... 07/29/2012

We just moved, making now  a perfect time to talk about moving. Last time we moved, 16 years ago, I said “Never Again”.  Like childbirth, the pain and stress eventually wear off and the joy of something new—take your pick, a baby or a home–outweighs the pain. You would think that since I’m a Realtor® and I deal with people who want or need to move every day and the challenges that come with a Real Estate transaction, I’d be immune. Not the case at all. The first part of the whole moving process is the decision to make a move.  If you are being transferred and need to relocate, that decision may be taken away from you, but you still have the stress of being kind of forced into something. If your move is one that you initiated because you wanted to downsize (like we do) or upsize, or go f... 01/30/2012

  The Bethlehem Police Department has a mounted police unit that they use for different events and activities that occur in Bethlehem.  The horses had to be trained to bravely take different obstacles in order to go on active duty.   In this short video clip you will see on one obstacle, what they do to train them.             10/28/2011

4 Bedroom Home For Sale in Bethlehem City, PA 1474 Kelchner Road Bethlehem City, PA 18018 Nice 4 Bed 3 Bath in Bethlehem City, PA Home Photo Gallery Virtual Tour Property Map Payment Info Request Showing Dale Kessler Mobile:610-573-9695 Office:610-437-0900 Website:Visit Website Price : $274,500 Bedrooms : 4 Bathrooms : 3 Square Foot : 3,150 Lot Size : 21,911 County : Lehigh Property Type : Detached Year Built : 1955 MLS Number : 414557 click for more information and pictures Property Description Nice 4 Bed 3 Bath in Bethlehem City, PA Equal Housing Opportunity. REOcomplete Real Estate, Inc : 516 Hamilton Street - Allentown PA 18101 : 610-573-9695 4 Bedroom Home For Sale in Bethlehem City, PA 09/28/2011

In my 12 years of being in the real estate industry, one of my favorite things to do is negotiate and bring a buyers and sellers together! Right now can be one of the best times or worst times ever to purchase real estate. Many potential home buyers simply do not have the employment stability to go out and make an investment in real estate so this market is not for everyone! But if you have stability and the ability now is one of the best times in history to purchase a home, home prices in the Lehigh Valley have dropped to 2002-2003 levels (190-195k average and 165-170k median), interest rates are still in the 4-5% range depending upon loan product, and there are over 4,000 homes available for sale. Talk about a buyers market, this is it! I just had to “plug” this market before I could ... 03/19/2011

420 Prospect Avenue BETHLEHEM, PA West Bethlehem Twin...walk to Historic Bethlehem Shops and Events! 4BR/2BA Single Family House $175,000 Year Built 1912 Sq Footage 1,952 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors Unspecified Parking 1 Car garage Lot Size 2,462 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DescriptionCharming, spacious West Bethlehem brick twin featuring 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1st floor laundry/mudroom, and an oversized detached 1 car garage! Hardwood floors and original woodwork throughout, original stained glass, double door entrance vestibule, 10 foot ceilings, replacement windows, newer roof. Short walk to Historic Bethlehem shops and events. Property Features Central heatHigh/Vaulted ceilingHardwood floorLiving roomBonus/Rec roomOffice/DenDining roomRefrigeratorStove/OvenMicr... 02/28/2011

Because of the internet and technology home buyers have become a lot smarter these days. However I continually see buyers still making some very costly mistakes so I listed some of them below. 1. Start shopping for homes without getting pre approved for a mortgage-this is a very common mistake I still see buyers making. Why? Emotions! Buying a home is an emotional event, of course there are financial decisions involved but the first thing buyers plan for is what type of home fits their needs and dreams and what neighborhood they should buy in. They may assume they can get approved for a mortgage or they may have even been pre qualified with a bank or broker but being pre qualified is very different than a pre approval. Pre qualification focuses mainly on debt to income ratios (total hou... 02/23/2011

In case you haven't heard, there are a lot of "foreclosures" on the market for sale these days. The media does a good job of really portraying the housing industry in a poor light. I believe most people stay very far away from "foreclosures" because they don't really know much about them. So I'm here to educate you more about these homes that are more appropriately called "bank-owned" - foreclosure is the legal process whereas the home is truely owned by the bank. Most people are familiar with calling these properties foreclosures, so we will stick with that term for this discusison. 3 myths I hear about bank-owned homes are:  Foreclosures are trashed and in disrepair You can not have a home inspection on a foreclosure It is hard or impossible to get financing on a foreclosure Myth 1 - ... 02/16/2011