When Nicole and Dan Durden began curating items for their shop in downtown Olympia, they wanted to find unique gift items that would help them stand out from the others. “It began as a necessity, looking for niche items so that Sound and Vision Living would have different offerings than what was available in other stores,” says Nicole.
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The housing market, in general, is stretched to its limits.
In April, listings in the housing market dropped 33 percent compared to the same time last year, according to the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors.
“Like most areas of the country, Pennsylvania has lots of consumers interested in purchasing a home, but the market has a shortfall of available properties,” said Christopher Raad, association president. “There aren’t enough homes to meet current buyer demand.”
After the housing collapse in 2009, home construction slowed considerably, so in these last 10 years, the number of new homes hasn t been a steady climb as it had been in the past. The pent-up demand hit before the pandemic but has escalated significantly this year.