Industry News

New Division Strengthens Tenant Connections
Jason Richardson leads the newly created property management division at Foxfield. The Boston-based developer has 7 million square feet of real estate assets under management or development along the East Coast, including properties in Nashua, Salem and Londonderry.
Low-Fee Brokers Look Increasingly Appealing
Selling your house doesn’t need to cost as much as most agents charge. How does 1 percent of the selling price grab you? Or a flat fee of around $500?

Fewer Sales, Fewer Mortgages
New Hampshire real estate loan originators managed to squeeze out a surprisingly solid year of business in 2024, despite an ongoing decline in homes sales across the state.

Colliers Reports Slow-Down in Demand for Industrial Buildings
New Hampshire’s industrial real estate sector is experiencing a mild case of the speculative-building blues. The once red-hot industrial sector started to cool off a year or so ago, when large e-retailers like Amazon began to pull back on their demand for warehouse/distribution center space across New Hampshire and the rest of New England.
Celebs Help Sell Houses, Loans
A spokesperson doesn’t necessarily need to be super famous, but they should at least be recognizable.
How Top Real Estate Teams Create Customers for Life
There’s an all-out war for consumers between Zillow, Homes.com (owned by CoStar) and the Rocket Companies-Redfin team. But solo agents and agent teams have an ace up their sleeve that can compete against predictive AI and massive ad spending.

Low-Risk Multifamily Market Attracts Increased Bank Investment
Multifamily has become the almost last asset class standing when it comes to ground-up commercial development in Massachusetts, and banks are increasing their involvement in the sector accordingly.
How Rising Construction Costs Are Shifting the Housing Market
Construction costs have surged in recent years, pushing homeownership further out of reach for many Americans. Part of the cause? Faster wage gains for workers in the lowest-paid roles.

Demand for Smaller Spaces Helps Stabilize State’s Office Market
Financial service and medical-related firms are among the smaller companies helping to prop up New Hampshire’s still struggling office market, according to a new report.
Why Marketing Your Listings to Other Agents Still Wins Deals
You have just taken a new listing and plan to market it directly to consumers in print, on the web and on social media. Almost no one, however, has a game plan to market to other agents.