Residential Real Estate
Remodeling Upturn Expected to Last into 2022
Growth in improvement and repair expenditures to owner-occupied homes is expected to remain solid throughout the year and into 2022 according to Harvard researchers.
Will Inventory Rise as COVID Wanes? Experts Are Divided
It’s the biggest question in New Hampshire real estate today: Will we ever get enough single-family inventory on the market to slow down massive price increases?
Another Brokerage Launches iBuyer-Like Service Amid Tight Market
William Raveis Real Estate has become the latest brokerage to launch an iBuyer-like service in Connecticut amid the tightest single-family housing market in living memory.
As Resort Towns Flourish, Lending Tightens
As the market for vacation homes continues to forge ahead at an almost unprecedented pace, the two major suppliers of financing funds have put a lid on the number of mortgages for such properties they will buy from primary lenders.
CFPB Seeks No Foreclosures This Year
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it is considering new rules aimed at averting a wave of foreclosures later this year when millions of homeowners are no longer allowed to put off making their mortgage payments.
Ditching the Full Home Inspection? Consider a Walk-Through
Nothing is more important in the sale of a house than an examination of the structure by an independent home inspector. But in today’s overheated selling frenzy, many buyers facing competition are crossing out the inspection clauses in their contracts.
Out-Of-State Buyers Poised to Fuel Housing Boom
A year after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and a year after record-breaking home prices across New Hampshire, real-estate industry leaders say they’re bracing for yet another hectic year of high demand, low supply and ever-increasing prices for both single-family homes and condominiums, starting this spring.
New NAR Survey Reveals Racial Income Gaps in Real Estate
A new survey from the National Association of Realtors finds that the median white residential Realtor makes about three times what the median Black residential Realtor does.
Women Pay More for Homes, Sell for Less
According to a recent study, single women pay 2 percent more than single men for the very same house. And when the time comes to move, they sell for 2 percent less. Why?
Housing Inventory Stays Low as Spring Arrives
With mortgage interest rates still very low and the spring housing market expected to be leavened with many buyers who gave up looking in 2020 thanks to the historically busy market, real estate agents are carefully watching the number of homes on the market amid an inventory shortage the likes of which few have ever seen.
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