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Buying and Selling in Northampton County — What You Need to Know
Northampton County stretches from the Delaware River at Easton westward through Bethlehem to the Lehigh County line — 312,000 residents across a mix of historic cities, rail-era boroughs, and suburban townships that grew along the steel-and-cement industrial corridor.
The county's housing stock tells its history: pre-Civil War singles and Victorian rowhomes in Easton's College Hill and West Ward; Bethlehem Steel-era worker housing densely packed along the Lehigh River on Bethlehem's South Side; 1900s-1940s Pennsylvania-German twins and rowhomes in Freemansburg, Northampton Borough, and the smaller cement-corridor boroughs; and post-war to contemporary subdivisions in Palmer Township, Lower Nazareth, and Forks Township.
ABE Homes is inspector-owned. Mike is an InterNACHI Certified Home Inspector — InterNACHI is the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, the largest non-profit home inspector body in North America. He handles every Northampton County walkthrough personally. The InterNACHI credential is what makes the contract price the closing price: Mike prices Easton's pre-Civil War structure, Bethlehem's knob-and-tube, and Freemansburg's canal-era rowhomes accurately instead of padding for unknowns.
Northampton County property processes run through the county courthouse in Easton: the Northampton County Sheriff's Office handles foreclosure sales; the Northampton County Revenue Division manages tax claim and upset sales; and the Northampton County Register of Wills (all at 669 Washington St, Easton) handles probate for inherited properties. Note: West Bethlehem (Bethlehem city's Lehigh County portion) probates through Allentown — the municipal boundary splits Bethlehem across two counties.
County Offices
These are the real offices that handle foreclosure, back taxes, and probate in this county.
Foreclosure sheriff sales for Northampton County properties are scheduled at the Northampton County Courthouse in Easton. ABE routinely closes before scheduled sale dates. PA judicial foreclosure runs approximately 6 months from first missed payment.
Annual Upset Tax Sale (typically September) for properties 2+ years delinquent. Judicial Sale follows for unsold properties. ABE pays back taxes at closing from sale proceeds under Real Estate Tax Sale Law of 1947 (72 P.S. § 5860.101).
Probate for inherited Northampton County properties. Once Letters Testamentary are issued, the executor can sell without all heirs' signatures (will permitting). Note: West Bethlehem probates through Lehigh County Register of Wills in Allentown.
Cities & Townships We Serve in Northampton County
We buy in every municipality in the county. Linked towns have detailed pages with city-specific local information.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Northampton County
How does the Northampton County sheriff sale process work?
Pennsylvania runs judicial foreclosure — the lender files a complaint with the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, obtains a judgment, and the sheriff schedules a sale at the courthouse (669 Washington St, Easton). The full timeline is approximately 6 months from first missed payment. ABE closes before the scheduled sale date: we pay off the lender from proceeds and the case is dismissed. If the sale is already on the schedule, call immediately — we can often still close in time.
Bethlehem spans Lehigh and Northampton Counties — which courthouse handles my property?
It depends on your address. Bethlehem city is split across the county line: the North Side and parts of the West Side fall in Lehigh County (courthouse: Allentown); South Side, Downtown, and East Bethlehem fall in Northampton County (courthouse: Easton, 669 Washington St). For probate and sheriff-sale purposes, you need to know which county your specific address is in. We handle both routinely — the cross-county boundary doesn't change our process or timeline.
How does the Northampton County upset tax sale work?
The Northampton County Revenue Division (669 Washington St, Easton, (610) 829-6260) runs an annual Upset Tax Sale (typically September) for properties two or more years delinquent. Unsold properties advance to a Judicial Sale the following year. ABE closes before the Upset Sale date and pays the full back-tax balance at the closing table from sale proceeds — the Revenue Division removes the lien and you leave with a check.
I inherited a Northampton County property. How does PA probate work?
Pennsylvania probate for inherited Northampton County properties runs through the Northampton County Register of Wills (669 Washington St, Easton, (610) 829-6488). Once Letters Testamentary are issued, the executor can generally sell without all heirs' signatures — common when Easton, Bethlehem, and Hellertown estate heirs are scattered across NJ, NY, and FL. PA inheritance tax: 0% to surviving spouse; 4.5% to direct descendants and parents; 12% to siblings; 15% to all other heirs. Tax due within 9 months (5% discount if paid in 3 months). We settle the tax at closing from sale proceeds.
Do you buy houses in every Northampton County township and borough?
Yes — all of Northampton County. Easton, Bethlehem (Northampton portion), Nazareth, Hellertown, Palmer Township, Forks Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Freemansburg, Northampton Borough, Bath, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Wilson Borough, and all other boroughs and townships. Mike walks every property himself regardless of location.
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