Spring Brings Some Green Shoots In Housing Market
Housing prices are still declining, but many analysts see some signs for optimism in the housing market. The mild spring has brought buyers out earlier than usual, and real estate agents are busy.Doug...
View ArticleCity Rents Rise As Buyers Wait Out Housing Bust
The turmoil in the housing market over the past few years has scared a lot of people away from homeownership. That means many people who can afford to buy are now renting. With so much demand for...
View ArticleWill The $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement Help Stem The Wave Of Foreclosures?
Since 2005, the number of foreclosures in New Hampshire has increased 700 percent. Last year, more than 3,800 families were forced out of their homes due to foreclosure.
View ArticleMortgage Settlement May Affect Broader Housing Picture in New Hampshire
To learn more about the mortgage settlement and its potential effects in New Hampshire, All Things Considered host Brady Carlson talks with Dean Christon, executive director of the New Hampshire...
View ArticleOhio Tears Through Blighted Housing Problem
Cleveland resident Cedric Cowan was asleep on an overcast spring morning when the roaring sounds of splintering wood and falling rubble jolted him awake.Cowan lives in a neighborhood hit hard by...
View ArticleWe Stand At The Doorstep Of A Foreclosed House. Then We Go In
In Florida, the foreclosure process takes 861 days, on average.That means houses often sit in limbo for more than two years after the owner stops paying the mortgage. Maybe the homeowner is still...
View ArticleOne Roof, Three Generations, Many Decisions
Part of the Family Matters seriesThe Great Recession slammed into all age groups, flattening the career dreams of young people and squeezing the retirement accounts of middle-aged savers. It...
View ArticleThe Foreclosure Fiasco Continues!
We look at the issue of foreclosures, Thursday on the Exchange, a problem that has not improved much in the Granite State, despite a rebounding housing market.
View ArticleVacation Home Slowdown Can Hurt More Than Real Estate Market
Anyone who’s been in this state in late July has seen the traffic pattern – the long line of cars and trucks with boats or kayaks or bikes on the back, heading north on the highway to New Hampshire’s...
View ArticleHousing Sales Up, But Prices Remain Flat
New housing data suggests the New Hampshire market may be stabilizing, even while residential prices remain low.The median sale price last month was $210,000. That’s the same price from August 2011--a...
View ArticleNew Housing Data Shows Sales Strong, Prices Soft
Residential properties in New Hampshire continue to move at a strong pace. More than 1,100 homes sold in September. That’s a 7.5% jump from 2011 levels, fueled in part by very low mortgage...
View ArticleCautious Optimism For N.H. Housing Market
New data from NH Housing Finance Authority shows 263 New Hampshire homes fell into foreclosure in September. That’s a 13% decline from 2011 levels.The report says the numbers are a sign that the worst...
View ArticleHow Is New Hampshire Housing?
At the start of a New Year, some numbers look good -- sales are steadily going up and prices are recovering. But there are also less hopeful signs -- foreclosures remain a stubborn problem and new...
View Article2012: A Year Of Gains In N.H. Housing Market
Modest improvement: that’s how a new report from the New Hampshire Housing Financing Authority sums up 2012. Two hundred and ninety-seven homes fell into foreclosure in December, an 18% jump from a...
View ArticleAre Trailer Parks The Answer To The Boomer Housing Crisis?
The mass retirement of baby boomers could trigger yet another housing crisis. Boomers were responsible for roughly 80% of home construction in the 80’s and 90’s, and many of those homes were big, too...
View ArticleReport Shows Slight Increase In Rental Costs
The average rental price in New Hampshire stands at just over $1,000 per month, including utilities. That's up about a percentage point from last year.The numbers come from New Hampshire Housing’s...
View ArticleGranite United Way's 2-1-1 Connects People and Services
The Granite United Way's 2-1-1 New Hampshire service is a directory assistance of services available in the state. It puts those in need in touch with the services that can help.Cassie called 2-1-1 for...
View ArticleNew Hampshire's Housing Market Shows Strength
New Hampshire remains on track to have the fewest number of home foreclosures in six years.In October, 239 homes fell into foreclosure. That’s a slight uptick from September, but the state is projected...
View ArticleState Of Homelessness In N.H., 2013
A new report paints a complex picture, including that the number of un-sheltered homeless has jumped by twenty percent over the past year. We’ll look once again at this stubborn problem and ongoing...
View ArticleNew Mortgage Regulations Now In Effect
The new year has brought some changes to the process of getting a mortgage. Home buyers may have already noticed as banks and other lenders have tightened standards since the recession, but new...
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