{"id":90305,"date":"2026-01-18T18:50:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/90305\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T18:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:50:31","slug":"lehigh-valley-housing-market-realtors-optimistic-about-2026-based-on-latest-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/90305\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley housing market: Realtors optimistic about 2026 based on latest numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lehigh Valley housing market<\/a> closed out December with declining sales but improving pending transactions, suggesting continued buyer interest despite limited inventory entering 2026, according to the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Closed sales in Lehigh and Northampton counties decreased 5.6% year over year to 502 listings, according to data released by the group. The median sales price rose 2.3% to $337,500, up from $329,950 the previous December.<\/p>\n

Pending sales improved 6.4% to 382 transactions, signaling potential momentum for early 2026, the GLVR says. However, inventory fell 9.3% to 605 available units, resulting in just 1.1 months of supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuyer demand remains steady, but supply is still extremely limited,\u201d said Justin Porembo, CEO of the group. \u201cThat said, pending sales improving month over month is an encouraging signal as we head into the new year, particularly as national trends suggest modest relief from mortgage rate volatility.\u201d<\/p>\n

New listings decreased 7.5% to 356 in December. Homes sold in an average of 24 days, matching the previous year\u2019s pace. Sellers received 99.6& of their list price on average, down 0.5 percent.<\/p>\n

In Carbon County, the median sales price reached $286,000. Closed sales remained nearly flat at 59 transactions, down two from the previous year. Pending sales rose to 43, an increase of seven listings. Inventory stood at 134 units, representing 2.3 months of supply. Homes in Carbon County sold in an average of 55 days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith inventory hovering near historic lows, buyers and sellers alike are operating in a highly competitive environment,\u201d said Michael Bernadyn, president of the GLVR. \u201cAs national sales activity shows signs of stabilizing, our region remains resilient, but increasing housing supply remains critical to long-term affordability and market balance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lehigh Valley housing market closed out December with declining sales but improving pending transactions, suggesting continued buyer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":{"0":"post-90305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allentown","8":"tag-allentown","9":"tag-allentown-headlines","10":"tag-allentown-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}