Residential Real Estate
Too Many Real Estate Agents Are Chasing Too Few Sales
More real estate agents than ever are chasing fewer sale opportunities in New Hampshire – and it’s taking a financial and emotional toll on industry officials struggling to get by in today’s wild real estate market.
Fewer New Houses Coming, Not More
Anyone hoping builders will be putting up enough houses to alleviate the shortage on the market may just as well wish to see the tooth fairy. According to one longtime industry observer, it ain’t gonna happen – at least, “not anytime soon.”
Inventory Shortages Continue to Bite Statewide
New Hampshire sellers saw significant gains in their homes’ value in April, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.
iBuyers Have Arrived in the Northeast. But Will They Thrive?
RedfinNow, Redfin’s iBuying service, recently arrived just across New Hampshire’s southern border. But the move’s biggest impact, for now, could be to boost the discount brokerage’s market share among open-market home sales.
New Home Price Records Set in Q1
Activity in the New Hampshire single-family home and condominium markets remained hot in March, setting new records in the process according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of The Registry Review.
Skyrocketing Lumber Prices Add $36K to New Home Prices
The ongoing spike in lumber prices is dramatically increasing the cost of new-construction single-family homes, the National Association of Home Builders reports.
Census: New Hampshire Population Grew 4.6 percent Since 2010
The state’s resident population on April 1 was 1,377,529, a 4.6 percent increase from 2010. Massachusetts was the fastest growing state in New England, seeing a 7.4 percent increase. That matches the 7.4 percent resident population increase in the nation as a whole.
Biden Should Pocket These Tax Ideas
Over the next few months, the White House is likely to propose two major tax changes that could impact the housing sector. Here are two they have floated, but skip over.
1 in 5 Think Climate Change Hurts Their Home’s Value
A new report from Redfin finds that 21 percent of the of 2,000 Americans the company surveyed believe the increasing frequency or intensity of natural disasters, extreme temperatures and/or rising sea levels are hurting home values in their area. A comparable share –...
Speed Dating, Real Estate Style
Everyone, it has been said, enjoys their 15 minutes of fame. But these days, that’s just about all the time homebuyers are allowed to give a house the once-over and make a decision.
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