Tim Getz - Realtor, Associate Broker

The right color choices can make a big difference in how your home shows, and how buyers feel the moment they walk in 🎨🏡 Thoughtful, well-placed tones can help a space feel more inviting, modern, and move-in ready. If you’re getting ready to sell, even small updates like this can go a long way in boosting appeal. Not sure where to start or what will make the biggest impact? Send me a message, and I’d love to help you create a game plan!

120 Things to Do This Week in the Lehigh Valley
Friday, May 15 – Thursday, May 21, 2026

The Lehigh Valley is full of ways to get out and enjoy the week, with festivals, concerts, markets, outdoor fun, family events, live entertainment, exhibits, and community favorites happening across the region.

🎉 This Week’s Highlights
🌼 Annual Spring Expo
🎶 Bomba at the Beach
🎤 Levitt Pavilion Concert Series
⚾ Cosmic Baseball at Coca-Cola Park
🛍️ Spring Into Summer Craft Fair
🍺 Cheers To 250
🎡 Northampton County Festival
🔮 Lehigh Valley Wicked Oddities Market
🍷 SangriaFest at SteelStacks
🎆 Annual Fireworks Display
🎉 Fiesta on Hamilton
🏆 FREDDY® Awards Preview Night
🎪 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: The Greatest Show On Earth

Plus, enjoy farmers markets, live music, theater, comedy, exhibits, family activities, bike events, movies, workshops, and more all week long.

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📍 Things to Do in the Lehigh Valley
150 Lehigh Valley List - Friday, May 1 – Thursday, May 7, 2026

This week is packed, festivals, food, wine, beer, Bach, pickleball, comedy, live music, exhibits, and family fun are all on the calendar.

🎉 Festival, Food, Music, Arts & Culture, Active & Outdoor Fun Highlights
🌸 Bath Blooms, Brews & BBQ Festival
🍷 Food, Wine & Craft Fair at Macungie Memorial Park
🥒 Pickle Palooza Pickle Fest at Franklin Hill Vineyards
🌿 ROOTED: An Allentown Health & Wellness Festival
🍺 Lehigh Valley Beer Week Kickoff at Yergey Brewing
🍷 Spring Wine & Spirits Festival at Bear Creek
🍇 Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery 30th Anniversary Celebration
🎻 Bethlehem Bach Festival
🏡 SOTA Show House: Modern Heritage
🏓 Spring Pickleball Tournament

Whether you’re looking for a date night, a family outing, live music, local shopping, food trucks, or an excuse to leave the house wearing real pants, there’s plenty happening across the Lehigh Valley!

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U.S. existing-home sales unexpectedly rose 1.7% month over month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million, as lower mortgage rates helped boost buyer activity, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Monthly sales increased in the Midwest, South, and West but decreased in the Northeast. Sales increased year over year in the South, but fell in the Northeast, Midwest, and West.

Data from NAR show that inventory continued to grow nationwide, ticking up 2.4% month over month and 4.9% year over year to 1.29 million units heading into March, representing a 3.8-month supply at the current sales pace. Meanwhile, home prices increased for the 32nd consecutive month, climbing 0.3% year over year to $398,000.