Tagged: Real Estate

New New Hampshire housing numbers show 192 foreclosures in April.  That’s half of what the state recorded at the same time last year.  And it appears to be part of an ongoing trend.

The mass retirement of baby boomers could trigger yet another housing crisis. Boomers were responsible for roughly 80% of home construction in the 80’s and 90’s, and many of those homes were big, too big for empty nesters transitioning to a fixed income. Enter a housing solution that’s been with us all along: mobile home communities, or trailer parks.

Dennis M. Hope claims to own the moon.  He's been taking advantage of an obscure international treaty loophole since 1980, selling off lunar property, and declaring himself owner of the Lunar Embassy, and President of the Galactic Government.  Sound like a joke?  It's not. It's just business.

The New Hampshire Association of Realtors reports that residential real estate sales and prices are on the rebound in The Seacoast Region.

At the start of a New Year, some numbers look good -- sales are steadily going up and prices are recovering.  But there are also less hopeful signs -- foreclosures remain a stubborn problem and new construction is slow.  We’ll take a look at the housing picture here in the Granite State.

Guests:

Brian Gottlob - Principal of Policon Research, an agency focusing on economic and public policy issues.

Anyone who’s been in this state in late July has seen  the traffic pattern – the long line of cars and trucks with boats or kayaks or bikes on the back, heading north on the highway to New Hampshire’s Lakes Region.  Some folks are heading toward campgrounds or b&b’s; some others are heading toward their own vacation homes, which in the Lakes Region can be pretty substantial.