Real Estate Guides for Monroe & Northampton County, PA

By Ryth Vara, REALTOR^® · Real of Pennsylvania

Straight answers about buying, selling and investing in Monroe County and Northampton County — town by town, in plain language.

Buying

Buying First-Time Home Buyer Guide for Pennsylvania (2026) How to buy your first home in Pennsylvania, step by step: pre-approval, the buyer agreement, loan options, PHFA programs, inspections, costs and settlement. Buying Monroe County First-Time Homebuyer Program: Up to $25,000 Toward Your Down Payment and Closing Costs Monroe County, PA first-time homebuyer program: up to $20,000 plus $5,000 for county residents, a 0% loan forgiven over 10 years. Who qualifies, how to apply. Buying Closing Costs in Pennsylvania: What Buyers and Sellers Pay Closing costs in Pennsylvania: the realty transfer tax, title insurance, lender fees, tax prorations, what buyers and sellers pay, and how to save.

Selling

Selling How to Sell Your Home in Pennsylvania: Step by Step How selling a home works in Pennsylvania: pricing, preparing and marketing the home, required disclosures, offers, inspections, settlement and what sellers pay.

Investing

Investing Investing in a Pocono Vacation Rental: Rules by Township, Location and Income Which Monroe County townships allow short-term rentals, mapped green, yellow or red, plus community rules, taxes, location, income and financing.

Towns

Towns Living in Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, PA Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, PA: Main Street, ESU, the Water Gap, Penn Estates, public water and sewer, property taxes and what to check before you buy. Towns Living in Tannersville, PA: Camelback, Homes and What to Check Tannersville, PA: Camelback, the outlets, homes, Pocono Township's short-term rental rules (zones, license, occupancy) and what to check before you buy. Towns Living in Pocono Pines, PA: Lake Naomi and Lake Homes Pocono Pines, PA: Lake Naomi and the Lake Naomi Club (2026 fees), lake homes in Tobyhanna Township, community rules and what to check before you buy. Towns Living in Bethlehem, PA: Historic Homes, Universities and What to Check Bethlehem, PA: the UNESCO-listed Moravian district, SteelStacks, two universities, homes, the city's homebuyer program and what buyers should check.

Counties

Counties Living in Monroe County, PA: Towns, Roads and Homes Monroe County, PA: the Poconos, I-80 from New Jersey, a map of every township and borough, the towns Ryth serves, homes, taxes and what to check. Counties Living in Northampton County, PA: Towns, Roads and Homes Northampton County, PA: the Lehigh Valley next to New Jersey, I-78 and Route 22, a map of every municipality, Bethlehem, Easton, homes, taxes and what to check.