Insufficient rental inventory fuels low vacancy rate, median rent increase
Demand drives up cost of two-bedroom apartments
Author: Ryan Lessard-Granite State News Collaborative
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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Amazon distribution center underway in Tilton
Already one of the world’s largest online resellers, Amazon is expanding its presence in New Hampshire, with a new distribution center here.
Exploring Easterseals Bernadine Herron Center
McKenna and Proulx illustrate why Easterseals NH’s new Bernadine Herron Center is unlike many other seasonal venues in the region.
It might take a village
This coming winter, Bretton Woods skiers and riders will enjoy key improvements — a double-black-diamond glade named Mom Said No and a new four-person chairlift added last year, and this year, expanded snowmaking, increased Nordic grooming and a relocated terrain park.
NH office construction pipeline runs thin
The amount of available office space in New Hampshire is shrinking and becoming more expensive to lease due to a lack of new construction and higher demand that is still trying to find its footing post-COVID. The office vacancy rate statewide fell to 10.3% in the third quarter, down 3.1% from a year ago, and average asking rent rose to $22.28, up 1.7% from a year ago, according to a Colliers study.
Rockland Trust provides $9.4m financing for historic Hallsville School
The project will transform the vacant 1891 elementary school into a 36-unit, mixed-income residential community
Live-work-create tech village eyed for Manchester
A tech-entrepreneur turned venture capitalist is eyeing one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Manchester for a community where tech- and startup-minded people would live and work. Freedom Village would be located on 250 acres of mostly wooded land at Hackett Hill, which is located in the northwestern corner of Manchester.
Manchester property values jump nearly 50%
The value of all property in Manchester increased by almost half — 48% ‑ over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by city officials on Oct. 13 The valuations, compiled due to a citywide revaluation, add up to $23.09 billion. The current value of city properties is $15.56 billion, which was based on assessments made during the city's last revaluation.
‘Game changer’ medical facility eyed as part of new Seacoast Landing
The Seacoast Landing retail and commercial development project underway in Newington could include a large medical facility that would be between 75,000 and 100,000 square feet, and would be the third major occupant of the 82-acre project along with a Costco and a second major retailer.
Mortgage rates aren’t doing NH housing affordability any favors
A new study shows that New Hampshire ranks ninth among states where residential mortgages are rising the fastest. The news doesn’t help ease the myriad concerns associated with the state’s ongoing housing crisis.
