A 1967 colonial set on two lots in the Saucon Valley Farm Orchard neighborhood of Bethlehem sold for $1.40 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Allentown, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. The five leading closings reported across the metro that week combined for $6.04 million in Allentown-area real estate.
The sales span Saucon Valley Farm Orchard, Woodside Estates, Scenic View West and Blairstown, recorded in Bethlehem, Easton, Nazareth and Blairstown, New Jersey. Woodside Estates, outside Easton, appears twice on the list, and build years run from 1967 to 2021.
No. 1 — $1,395,000 · 1501 Colesville Rd, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A classic colonial in the Saucon Valley Farm Orchard neighborhood of Bethlehem produced the metro area’s highest reported home sale of the week. The house at 1501 Colesville Rd, built in 1967 and set back from the road on two lots totaling almost 3.8 acres, closed on August 5, 2026 for $1,395,000. It offers four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 2,715 square feet.
A front foyer with a flagstone floor and painted wainscoting opens between formal living and dining rooms finished with crown moldings. The living room holds floor-to-ceiling built-ins and a wood-burning fireplace, and an adjoining family room opens to a screened porch and a bluestone patio shaded by old trees. Upstairs are the primary suite and three further bedrooms; the lower level is finished with a recreation room and a workshop.
The neighborhood was originally developed from an apple orchard by Bethlehem Steel for its executives, according to the listing, and the house sits minutes from the Saucon Valley Country Club. A second parcel went with the residence.
Nancy W. Ahlum of Dorey, Carol C Real Estate was the listing agent. Rebecca L. Francis of BHHS Fox & Roach Center Valley represented the buyer. The house went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, and the $1,395,000 transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Allentown Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026. Dorey, Carol C Real Estate held the listing side of both the No. 1 and No. 2 reported sales.
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No. 2 — $1,265,000 · 75 Woodside Dr, Easton, Pennsylvania
A reported 7,517 square feet spreads across the 2006 house at 75 Woodside Dr in Easton, the metro’s No. 2 reported sale. The four-bedroom, six-bathroom residence sits on nearly two acres in Woodside Estates, amid rolling hills minutes from the Delaware River, and changed hands for $1,265,000 in a transaction that closed August 3, 2026.
Wood floors, custom millwork and walls of windows run through the interiors, where a great room centers on a floor-to-ceiling gas fireplace. The formal dining room flows to a kitchen with a central island, a walk-in pantry, double ovens and a gas cooktop, and a conservatory sits off the main level. Four en suite bedrooms occupy the upper floor, over a lower level holding a home theater, a wet bar, a fitness room and an office.
Brenda Clowser of Dorey, Carol C Real Estate was the listing agent. Kitty Wesoloski of EXP Realty LLC represented the buyer. The property previously changed hands for $715,245 in 2006, and the listing went under contract 21 days after the current listing date; the $1,265,000 closing ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Allentown Metro Area Top 5.
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No. 3 — $1,165,000 · 403 Corey Ct, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Built in 2021 on a one-acre homesite in Upper Nazareth Township, the house at 403 Corey Ct took the No. 3 position. It sold for $1,165,000 in a closing recorded August 3, 2026, and carries five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 5,493 square feet in the Scenic View West community.
A great room at the center of the main level features custom-built bookshelves flanking a gas fireplace, with a main-level office and a sunroom overlooking the grounds. Four bedrooms with deep walk-in closets occupy the upper floor, and the walk-out lower level holds a bar area, a media room, a home gym and a guest suite. The landscaped backyard has an in-ground pool, and the address falls within the Nazareth Area School District.
Jolene Zito and Jennifer Brehm of Coldwell Banker Hearthside were the listing agents. Gerri Flurer of RE/MAX Real Estate represented the buyer. The property went under contract 4 days after the current listing date, and it previously changed hands for $706,653 in 2021. The $1,165,000 sale ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Allentown Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 4 — $1,150,000 · 7 Gap View Dr, Blairstown, New Jersey
The week’s No. 4 sale is the one address on this list outside Pennsylvania: 7 Gap View Dr in Blairstown, New Jersey, which closed on August 3, 2026 for $1,150,000. The house was built in 1995 and holds five bedrooms and six bathrooms.
Debra Sayer of Exit Realty Connections was the listing agent. Erica Tattersall of Weichert Realtors represented the buyer. The property previously changed hands for $620,000 in 2020, and the $1,150,000 closing put Sayer at the listing side of RealtyWire’s No. 4 reported home sale in the Allentown metro area for the week.
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No. 5 — $1,065,000 · 20 Longhill Dr, Easton, Pennsylvania
An elevated 1.82-acre lot in Woodside Estates, in Williams Township, closes out the week’s five. The custom-built 2005 house at 20 Longhill Dr traded for $1,065,000 in a closing dated August 5, 2026, and carries five bedrooms and a reported 4,407 square feet.
A foyer opens between a formal dining room and a living room with a gas fireplace, and the kitchen, fitted with dark wood ceiling-height cabinetry and granite countertops, opens to a family room with a gas stone fireplace and views of the backyard pool. The main staircase leads to a primary suite with a separate sitting room, two walk-in closets and an en suite bath with radiant heated flooring. An in-ground gunite heated pool with a spa and a rock waterfall anchors the backyard, and the elevated setting takes in the Delaware River in the distance.
Rebecca L. Francis and Meredith Will of BHHS Fox & Roach Center Valley were the listing agents. Alexis Oakley of Weichert Realtors represented the buyer. The home went under contract 17 days after the current listing date, and the $1,065,000 closing ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Allentown Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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