Nancy W. Ahlum

Over the years, Nancy’s sales have consistently set the bar in the area’s luxury residential real estate market. In 10 of the last 11 years, Nancy has been the number one agent in the area MLS residential sales. In 2022, she listed and sold a home for $7,170,000 and in 2024 a home for $6,200,000 …. historically the highest sale prices ever achieved in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. There have been only 14 homes that have sold over 3 million in the Lehigh Valley. Nancy has represented 10 of these, representing both the buyer and the seller in 8 of the 10. Of the tops 25 most expensive homes ever sold in the Lehigh Valley, Nancy was involved in 17, representing both the Buyer and Seller in 10. Although hard work, knowledge and listening skills define a portion of her success, it is the many referrals from current and past clients that are testimony to her personality, skill and thoughtfulness.

In 2022, Nancy’s sales volume was $42.5 million, with an average sale price of $1,518,175. In 2021, her sales volume was over $45 million and over $36 million in 2020. With over 8500 agents in the Greater Lehigh Valley Multiple Listing Service and Bucks County MLS, in a time when agents are combining their sales transactions, it is remarkable to have a sole agent continuously command such a presence.

With over 40 years of experience and a reputation for discretion, Nancy has represented many of the Lehigh Valley’s top executives and VIP relocations. As an advocate for the arts and land preservation, she has been involved with Saucon Valley Fine Arts, the Art of Preservation in Bucks County and is currently on the Board of Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recently she was profiled in Kate White’s (former editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine) 2018 book, The Gutsy Girl, under the heading “How To Create A Big Idea Out Of Thin Air”. She was awarded the Philadelphia Magazine top Producer award for 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the 2023 Lehigh Valley Business Journal Leader in Residential Real Estate Award.

Graduating in the first undergraduate class of women at Lehigh University, Nancy was in a Lehigh doctorate program when she joined the Dorey team. Still deciding what career choice would come next, she realized that real estate was a people profession and was a perfect match … a match that used her counseling, education and research skills, captured her heart and challenged her professionalism.