Residents debated a proposed $2.66 million wastewater project during a town deliberative session at Pittsfield MidCadle High School, with discussion focusing on costs, long-term planning and who should pay.
The federal Department of Homeland Security, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was in communication with at least one state agency in January about its plans to purchase and modify a vacant warehouse in Merrimack, according to documents obtained by the ACLU of New Hampshire through a public records request and released Tuesday, February 3.
The conversion of office space to residential units drove the commercial market last year
Housing continues to be the limiting factor to New Hampshire’s economic growth. That fact adds to the importance of a report the state issued in January that found housing production, as tracked by permits, reached a 20-year high in 2025.
In 2025, more than 5,800 housing units were constructed in New Hampshire, the highest number since 2006, according to a new report from the state Department of Business and Economic Affairs. But despite this recent high, the report said the state has met only about 80% of its building goal between 2020 and 2025, which aims to balance the housing market by 2040.
As housing costs continue to climb, homeownership has become out of reach for many New Hampshire families. In 2025, the median price of a single-family house in the Granite State reached a record high of $535,000 after an alarming 122% increase over the past decade.
For the last several years, housing and commercial development have been under the spotlight in New Hampshire. Building professionals have had to be creative to address challenges in infrastructure, resilience in the face of a changing climate and a focus on sustainable design. Our expert weighs in on engineering innovations and trends.
The issue here in New Hampshire remains as it has been for many months: lack of supply that forces the hand of higher prices
According to housing advocate groups, the champions program is doing exactly what it set out to do: reward communities that are taking steps to build more housing
A financing arrangement proposed for Newington shopping center is widely used in NH
