Increasing housing costs have severely constrained household budgets for New Hampshire families. In 2024, the median cost for purchasing a single-family house in the Granite State reached a record high of $540,000 in June, a 71.4% increase from the same month five years earlier. House sale prices have increased at…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Are you likeable? That’s not a trick question. Getting strangers to know, like and trust you enough to let you handle the largest transaction of their lives is the key to success in real estate. Get it right, and you can build a sustainable career. Get it wrong, and…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire CoreLogic‘s November 2024 Single Family Rent Index (SFRI) highlighted 1.5% annual growth for single family rental prices (SFRs). This represents the slowest growth in 14 years, although top price tiers maintain strong price growth. CoreLogic’s SFRI report analyzes SFR rent price changes on a national level and across major…
Continue reading →Employers that want to reward a key employee by promising to pay a bonus upon retirement need to examine 409A. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code sets strict rules for when employers may pay nonqualified deferred compensation to its employees or other service providers such as consultants or independent…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire During a virtual speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos this morning, President Donald Trump said he would “demand that interest rates drop immediately.” This marks his second request for lower rates, which are key for his economic agenda. In his remarks, he also said other countries should…
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