The New Hampshire construction industry closed out 2012 with an across-the-board monthly increase in the value of contracts for future construction, ending an up-and-down year on a high note. But the numbers still show signs of a struggle to revive completely, at least in some sectors.
Single-family home sales in New Hampshire increased by more than a fifth in 2012 from the previous year, a sign that buyers were taking advantage of flat prices and historically low interest rates, according to a new report on the New England housing market.
In October, the value of future construction contracts in New Hampshire increased $27 million from a year earlier, but they were down about $25 million from September. Future construction contracts for October in New Hampshire had a total value of…
October was a banner month for New Hampshire home sales, with continued gains in unit sales and the biggest year-over-year monthly median price increase in nearly five years. According to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, the median sale price…
The total value of future construction contracts in September was up $28 million over last September, but down $48 million from August. Future construction contracts activity in New Hampshire totaled $129.9 million in September -- up 28 percent from the…
In what the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority called a "promising trend" toward recovery, the agency reported a decline in foreclosures in September from both the previous month and the same month last year. There were 263 foreclosure deeds recorded…
The last pre-election report on home sales from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors is a good one for those arguing that the housing market is on the rebound. For the first time since the recession hit, the median price…
In August, future construction contracts in New Hampshire totaled about $70 million more they did in the same month the previous year. Future construction contracts in the state totaled $178.6 million in August -- a 67 percent increase from the…
Two newly released reports both show that New Hampshire residential home sales continued to rise in August, but they differ on whether median price is the same as or lower than last year. A New Hampshire Association of Realtors report…
Fewer foreclosure deeds were recorded in New Hampshire in July than any other month so far this year, but more were recorded in 2012 than in the same month in 2011.There were 269 foreclosure deeds recorded in the state in…
