An audience of 350 registered participants – the largest ever for the conference – listened as industry experts discussed the economics, challenges and solutions surrounding home ownership amidst soaring prices and the lowest inventory in decades.
Some sales indicators for existing single-family homes in New Hampshire ticked toward the positive in February, but the big indicators for buyers – price and affordability – remained stubbornly high and out of reach for many.
Filling up the empty retail locations in any city is a daunting but vital task – having a vibrant city means finding the highest and best use for the spaces where people gather to eat, drink, explore and be merry.
In the spirit of filling up empty spaces and creating a vibrant city, the Manchester Economic Development Office this week is highlighting two available vacancies in need of some vision.
With mortgage interest rates going down, sales of single-family homes are loosening up slightly across New Hampshire and the nation. Low inventory, though, is still keeping prices high and affordability out of the reach for many New Hampshire homebuyers, according to the monthly market report from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.
New Hampshire Housing’s 2024 Homeownership Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, at the Grappone Center, 70 Constitution Ave.
We all have our comfort TV shows and, this winter, weirdly, I’ve been binging “My Lottery Dream Home,” which is available on several streaming services. If you’re not familiar, the host, designer David Bromstad, guides lucky lottery (or settlement, or inheritance) winners in buying their “dream home.” The featured person or family looks at three homes suggested by local real estate brokers, David walks the lottery winner through the homes as they talk about the pros and cons. At the end, the person decides which home they’ll buy.
Manchester Economic Development Office wants to know: What’s your vision for these vacancies?
New Hampshire’s record-high annual median sales price and record-low affordability told the tale of the state’s 2023 residential home sales market.
A historic rehabilitation tax credit bill that would focus on creating housing, similar to one that passed last year but didn’t make it into the state budget, is going before the legislature again this session.
A weekly feature showcasing hot properties available in Manchester brought to you by the Manchester Ecomomic Development Office.
Weekly feature showcasing available spaces in Manchester – what’s your vision?