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City leaders, port authority looking to help solve Williams County housing shortage
BRYAN, Ohio — The city of Bryan is home to the Spangler Candy Company, but right now, things are a little sour. Williams County is facing a housing shortage. "We can attract people to come to work here but there's no place for them to live," Spangler's President and CFO, Bill Martin, said.
Inventory, mortgage rates cool northwest Ohio housing market
The beginning of the year is always slow when it comes to sales in the housing market, but this year was particularly so, northwest Ohio Realtors report. Northwest Ohio home sales are down 23 percent compared to last January. The report featured 10 counties including Lucas, Wood, Defiance, Henry, Hancock, Paulding, Wyandot, Putnam, Williams, and Fulton counties. The same trend has been seen across the country, and while there are multiple factors, local real estate agents believe the main culprits are the lack of houses on the market and fluctuating mortgage rates.
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