Author: Ryan Lessard-Granite State News Collaborative

Insufficient rental inventory fuels low vacancy rate, median rent increase

Demand drives up cost of two-bedroom apartments

What is critical race theory?

A look at the basis of curriculum targeted by ‘divisive concepts’ bill in NH Legislature

Eyes turn to police training in NH as state looks to improve accountability

Commission weighs potential changes use-of-force, de-escalation, race relations curriculum

NH producers seek balance between making sanitizer, their original products

As economy reopens, many of them will have to make a choice

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Permitting and construction of new homes is up, but it’s still at historic lows and not enough to keep up with demand. The recent housing production is mostly single-family, with a smattering of multi-family developments but relatively few duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

Higher density cited as a solution to curb cost of new housing

Ask a developer about the best way to bring down the cost of new housing in New Hampshire, and he’ll tell you it’s allowing more density. That was the case Sept. 17 when New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) hosted a webinar on housing that included Eric Jackson from the Stabile Companies, a housing developer/builder based in Nashua.

It's Worth Knowing: An aging state faces challenges with its senior population

It's still a fact in 2026 that New Hampshire has the second oldest population in the United States — 43.4 median age — tied with Vermont and topped only by Maine. Most senior citizens in New Hampshire say it's a great place to retire. But it depends on life's circumstances.

Study upends claim that affordable housing depresses NH property values

Data from a NH Housing report focused entirely on New Hampshire dispels the notion that affordable housing development in a community depresses the property values of nearby residences

Jaffrey couple cut energy costs with NHSaves

Evan Clements and Precia Harthcock of Jaffrey love their 1926 home, but they acknowledge the drawbacks of houses built in that era. The room that is now their sitting room, for example, was once a porch that had been enclosed and is noticeably colder than other parts of the house. The second floor was much hotter than the first floor, and their kitchen was drafty.