Residential Real Estate
Maine Beats NH as Destination for Mass. Movers
New Hampshire real estate has always been an affordable alternative sought out by residents from the state’s southern neighbor looking to ditch higher home prices – and, in some buyers’ cases, high taxes.
Fannie, Freddie Economists Predict Only Small Uptick in Home Sales
The big mortgage rate drops that are helping the real estate industry ring in the new year shouldn’t be taken as a sign that home sellers will come out of the woodwork in 2024, the top economists at two mortgage market heavyweights say.
New Entrant Wades into Listings Portal Battle
If you’re like most house hunters these days, you started your search online. And chances are, you overlooked Homes.com entirely. But starting in the new year, the site is planning to give the two heavyweights a run for their money.
Home Prices Inched Up in November as Sales Numbers Fell Further
There haven’t been this few single-family homes sold in New Hampshire in the month of November since the state was in the grips of the Great Recession, according to the latest housing figures.
Home Listings Now an Endangered Species
It’s time to place the for-sale existing house on the endangered species list, right alongside the African forest elephant, the Yangtze finless porpoise and other critically threatened varieties.
NH Home Prices Inched Up in November as Sales Numbers Fell Further
There haven’t been this few single-family homes sold in New Hampshire in the month of November since the state was in the grips of the Great Recession, according to the latest housing figures.
Don’t Burn Your Mortgage
A couple of years ago, a Florida church celebrated making the final payment on the church’s mortgage by burning the document. But that century-old ritual comes with some huge risks.
Ditch the Doom and Gloom About Real Estate Commissions
Columnist Bernice Ross argues associations, brokers, agents and MLS leaders shouldn’t assume that defendants in the commission lawsuits can win on appeal – and that agent commissions will go down in the lawsuits’ wake.
States Seek to Battle Foreign ‘Invasion’
Florida recently enacted a bill that limits some foreigners from owning property in the state – a move that shocked some. It’s one of six states that passed laws this year barring foreigners from buying homes.
White House Acts to Boost Housing
The Biden administration is taking steps to help create more affordable houses and apartments, like helping finance ADUs, which could help fill the inventory gap that plagues the housing sector.