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New Hampshire Association of Realtors partners with HousingWire

Housing Wire

HousingWire has partnered with New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR) to bring original data, analytics and news to its members who are the voice for real estate in the state. Our strategy is simple – be the independent source of information housing leaders seek first, and trust the most,” Clayton Collins, HousingWire CEO, said. “By

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Q2 AgentPulse survey: Low inventory is greatest challenge

Housing Wire

Taking the top spot as the greatest challenge was low inventory , with nearly half (49%) of respondents ranking that as their biggest challenge. Most buyers here cannot pay realtor commissions because they are VA (Veterans Affairs borrowers).” In a similar vein, “getting listings” was the third-largest hurdle cited by agents.

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Is housing inventory growth really slowing down?

Housing Wire

One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. One thing that I have stressed is that higher mortgage rates can create a slowdown in demand and thus allow more inventory to accumulate through a weakness in demand. million to 1.93

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With low inventory, house hunters are in full safari mode

Housing Wire

It boils down to two factors, according to housing-industry experts: a lack of housing inventory , or supply; and high demand for that limited housing stock — which also is fueling a jump in new-home sales. In other words, if there were more inventory, we would have more sales happening.” through the first quarter of 2024.”

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The ugly side of housing: low inventory

Housing Wire

After eight months of consecutive gains, the consequences of low inventory finally caught up with the housing market in February. drop in the number of homes in contract from the prior month, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors. Tightened supply was largely responsible for a 10.6% and West (96.9)

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Realtors still get most of their leads from Facebook

Housing Wire

Over half of Realtors said that social media was their top lead-generating technology tool, according to a new survey report from the National Association of Realtors. In addition, 69% of Realtors surveyed reported having a website. The post Realtors still get most of their leads from Facebook appeared first on HousingWire.

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. NAR lists the current inventory at 1.22 million, with a peak in 2007 a tad over 4 million.

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