Real Estate Agent Compensation Hasn’t Budged in NH
As they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same. And that appears to be the case with buyer agent commissions in New Hampshire and across the region following last year’s much-ballyhooed nationwide changes to the agent compensation process. Nearly a...Price Cuts on the Rise in New England
Price cuts are on the rise throughout the nation, according to a new report from listings portal Zillow. In the Boston metro area, 26.9 percent of residential listings in October received a price cut, the same percentage as the national average. The region saw a...Credit Scores Help Insurance Premiums, Not Just Mortgage Rates
Most homebuyers know that the key to obtaining a lower mortgage rate is a good credit score. But new research has also found a direct link between credit scores and insurance premiums. In a report released in August, the Consumer Federation of America and the Climate...Many Homebuilders Are Overextended
Large-production homebuilders now account for nearly two-thirds of all new-home sales. But there are signs many of them, and even their smaller brethren, have gotten too far out over their skis. According to one report based on U.S. Census Bureau data, the inventory...New Hampshire Home Sellers Turned Out This Fall
Despite moderate increases in home prices all year, the fall housing market appeared to be good for New Hampshire homebuyers. The number of single-family homes sold jumped 12.3 percent in October on a year-on-year basis according to data from The Warren Group,...This Week’s Paper: Digital Edition
