As of Thursday, there were 21,300 homes on the market, writes newspaper VG. That's 42 percent more than the same time last year, and nearly double the number of homes offered in late May 2006. This is traditionally a busy season for home sales, as many sellers try to unload their properties before the summer holidays begin. Many also want to move when school lets out. Nonetheless, "we've never had more used homes for sale than now," said Lars Vangen Jordet, managing director of Finn Eiendom.

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