Opinion: USDA gives Granite Staters a softer landing in housing
Agency has invested millions to help NH homeowners buy, maintain their homes
Author: Sarah Waring
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‘Housing as another form of infrastructure’
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Even with improving trends, NH housing remains a challenge
Residential real estate trends in New Hampshire— from supply to interest rates to median price — have improved incrementally since January.
Unbottling the Nongfu Spring deal
New Hampshire’s attorney general says no improprieties by state officials preceded the sale of a large Nashua commercial building to China’s largest water bottler. But Attorney General John Formella’s report to Gov. Kelly Ayotte dated Oct. 3 says the provisions of federal law should have taken place prior to the sale of the 337,391-square-foot building at 80 Northwest Blvd. in Nashua by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring.
New Easterseals Campus is a victory for veterans
Easterseals Military & Veterans Campus includes affordable housing, a conference center and a hub for nonprofits
Keene Housing expands solar energy efforts with new installations in Monadnock Region
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NH residential real estate: ‘Still very much a seller’s market’
While home prices might be moderating in other parts of the country, the median price of a single-family house in New Hampshire rose to $550,000 in August, the second highest price point this current year. That price is just $3,000 more than the $547,000 recorded in July, but it is $47,500 more than January’s $502,500. The highest median price in 2025 was $569,450, recorded in June and the most ever recorded in the state.
