Building momentum for free enterprise in construction
Building momentum for free enterprise in construction
Real Estate & Construction
NH residential real estate forecast at mid-year: hot and hazy
NH’s housing market hits record prices mid-2025 as demand surges, affordability drops, and policy changes aim to ease pressure on buyers and inventory.
Cleanup on horizon for contaminated Winchester site
The Monadnock Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) awarded the town a $100,000 grant in June to clean up the grounds where the A.C. Lawrence Tannery once stood.
Assessing this year’s State House housing initiatives: More could have been done
Housing stakeholders' criticism is directed largely at a new state budget that defunds or doesn't fund certain programs
Broken promises
NH developer Robynne Alexander, who has admitted to fraud charges, has a long trail of projects she abandoned or was forced to drop
Would lower interest rates help NH’s real estate market?
As New Hampshire’s residential real estate market continues to trundle along — with an all-time high median price of $565,000 recorded in June for a single-family house — one spot of relief could be lower interest rates. That’s what President Donald Trump and officials in his administration are advocating. But Susan Cole, president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, cautions: Lower rates from the Fed isn’t a guarantee of lower mortgage rates.
Chinese water bottler in Nashua in build-out as it prepares for permits
A Chinese water bottler is in the process of its build-out of the 337,391-square-foot building it purchased in Nashua, its project team trading emails with local and state health officials about what is needed for permitting.
Laconia developer to plead guilty to wire fraud
The little-known real estate developer who convinced state officials she had the financial means and experience to transform a 220-acre parcel in Laconia into a sprawling housing and business complex has signed a plea agreement to federal wire fraud charges.
What aging in place means for NH seniors and housing market
Nearly a third of New Hampshire residents are at least 60 years old. Almost 20 percent are older than 65. And most live in single-family residences they aren’t keen to give up anytime soon, one of a variety of contributing factors as to why there’s a shortage of available homes for sale in the state.
Bow receives federal funding to study waterline extension and economic growth in Bow Mills Area
The Bow Mills area will be the focus of a new feasibility study to examine whether extending Bow’s municipal waterline from its wells to the area could spur future development and drive economic growth.
