Housing
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Manchester/Nashua named top housing market
Realtor.com and The Wall Street Journal just dropped the latest housing market rankings—and guess who’s at the top? Both Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire.
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The 8 cheapest places to rent an apartment in New Hampshire
Here are eight of the cheapest spots for renters to live in New Hampshire.
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New poll suggests high concern about NH housing, but mixed appetite for zoning reform
By Ethan DeWitt/ NH Bulletin Granite Staters continue to overwhelmingly cite the scarcity of affordable housing as the most pressing concern, a new poll from the University of New Hampshire suggests. Faced with a range of options that included taxes, education, jobs, and cost of living, 36% of respondents to the poll said housing is…
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NH renters fear new GOP bill would let landlords end leases without just cause
Recent legislative actions in the Granite state have favored landlords, and tenants fear it would negatively impact low-income families, seniors, and those with disabilities, while also making the strained New Hampshire rental market even worse.
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The NH housing crisis just got worse — here’s why
New data from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute has shown the depth of the housing crisis facing the Granite State. Here’s a look at the numbers:
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NH’s increase in homelessness is highest in the country, report shows
Depicting a disheartening picture, homelessness in New Hampshire worsened in 2023, as per a new report from the NH Coalition to End Homelessness.
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State Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka elected leader of New Hampshire Senate Democrats
The New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus voted unanimously on Friday to elect State Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka of Portsmouth as the next Senate Democratic Leader following the electoral defeat of Senator Donna Soucy in Tuesday’s election. Perkins Kwoka has been seen as a longtime champion of both housing and reproductive rights since joining the senate…
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NH real estate agent gives advice to first-time buyers amid the housing market shortage
There’s still a major housing shortage in New Hampshire. There were 2,228 single family homes on the market in July—an increase of about 29% from last year, but it’s a big change from this time in 2015, when there were around 11,000 homes on the market. Prices have doubled or tripled since 2015, and they’re…
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Rent increases would be limited to 5% per year under new Biden-Harris plan
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
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Senator Shaheen advocates for energy-efficient building codes to lower New Hampshire housing costs
Senator Jeanne Shaheen today sent a letter to the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), calling for new energy efficiency rules to make housing more affordable for New Hampshire residents. By updating energy efficiency building codes to match those already in place by other federal agencies, Shaheen writes in the letter that homeowners…
