But other brokers said they had been told the price was $2.5 million.

Other brokers said the price was in the $900,000 range.

Now, brokers and Government officials say, the market is expected to make them wait at least until the fall.

But brokers said the change had little effect on the market.

Five years ago, the same house would have cost about $250,000, brokers said.

Despite its $167,500 asking price, the house has been on the market for years, local brokers said.

Still, brokers said, the main reason for moving into a hotel is service.

Many brokers said sales so far this year had been strong.

The 59-year-old broker said he had gone nearly 20 years without speaking to his son.

And more are on the way, real estate brokers say.