on the market

Even so, there are still fertilizers and amendments on the market that include “micro-nutrients” such as zinc, manganese and copper that over time can accumulate in the soil, Wallace said.

There may not be a single other product on the market that has to be sold under such stringent conditions: the covered windows, the heavy security measures, the lack of actual products to see or smell, the rigid rules for who can touch it and how it can leave the store.

Over the last year, more owners have put their homes on the market, deciding that high mortgage rates are here to stay and it’s more important to move than hold on to the cheap loans they acquired during the pandemic.

Los Angeles-area real estate agent Mark Schlosser said he hasn’t had any clients stop looking to buy because of the economic uncertainty, but he has noticed homes are now sitting on the market longer.

Homes in England and Wales spend an average of 36 days on the market before a sale is agreed, according to news figures from the property portal Zoopla.