Are you looking for homes for sale in the Lehigh Valley PA? More importantly are you looking for a ranch style homes for sale? If you answered yes to either one of these questions, well in this article might be helpful for you!
First let's talk about the Lehigh Valley PA. If you're searching for homes there, I'm assuming you're familiar with the area? The Lehigh valley as you may know is located in northeast Pennsylvania, right along the route 78 Corridor. Lehigh county and Northampton county make up the primary areas of the Lehigh Valley. The area used to be known as A-B-E which third for Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton. So now that you know where it is let's talk about some of the homes that may be available there.
First and foremost let's make sure that you know that in recent years the housing market in The Lehigh Valley has grown by leaps and bounds. just a few short years ago the median sales price in Lehigh Valley was between $200,000 and $220,000, but at the time of the writing of this article which is 2022, the median sales price is between $300,000 and $350,000. But compared to some of the other major metropolitan areas, it's still generally considered to be affordable.
Now let's get back to talking about ranch homes and ranch style homes (in the Lehjgh Valley). OK so what is a ranch home? Well quite simply it's one floor living. Ranch is a particular style, a single-story house, that does not have a second floor. Once you walk in the front door, you're on the main level, you can access the living room, the kitchen, the bedrooms and all the major areas of the home. now a similar style would be the raised ranch. You raised ranch style home is typically built where the front of the home is at ground level, but the back of the home and the side of the home typically feature a walkout basement and or a garage that opens to ground level that is lower than what is in the front of the home.
The most important things you need to know about purchasing a ranch home is, these are generally the most desirable homes, (especially in the Lehigh Valley) there are fewer ranch homes and other style homes available, and they generally are sold at higher prices than a comparable two-story or colonial style home.
It's simple economics, it's supply and demand. There are more two-story, colonial style homes available, then there are ranch homes. Over the years, the most common styles of homes that were built were two-story colonials, Cape Cod style homes were very popular for a time, bi-evels were extremely popular in the 80s in the 90s. For whatever reason they just never built as many ranch homes as they have other style homes.
Many people consider ranch homes to be very comfortable and easy to maintain, simply because you don't have all the steps, and the different levels. Ranch-style homes also tend to have a certain look and feel that is appealing to most people. many times they feature an open concept layout, , And a simple layout features the kitchen, dining, and living room on one of the home, and the bedrooms at the other end of the hall. It makes for a very convenient and comfortable style of living.
Ranch homes were particularly popular in the late 50s and throughout the 60s. That's when most of them were built. So most of the ranch homes that you find for sale will be built in that time period. In recent years, builder have started to build them again, however the newer homes will obviously be at higher price. Either way, good luck in your search for ranch homes in the Lehigh Valley!
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