Seeking limitations on minimum lot sizes Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 84, which seeks to set limitations on minimum lot sizes. If the bill is enacted, a municipality could not require a lot size greater than … Continued
February 3, 2025 Listen up! It’s ‘Getting Real’ New podcast:All hands on deck to combat housing crisis Episode 4 of NHAR Getting Real, the New Hampshire REALTORS podcast, has landed. LISTEN OR VIEW ON SPOTIFY Host Dave Cummings and co-host Susan … Continued
Kathy DeMello Happy February!! NAR and NHAR Existing Home Sales Statistics for December 2024 will be published shortly. Did you take a peek at November’s report? There are some interesting statistics in the report. How, you … Continued
January 29, 2025 The New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) recently issued a reminder that adoption of CE Broker, the online portal for tracking continuing education, is mandatory for real estate licensees as of Monday, Feb. 3. … Continued
Target: more multi-family units The first bill heard this year in any committee was Senate Bill 4, relative to commercial property assessed clean energy or resiliency loans, or C-PACER loans. The program currently exists in statute but has never been utilized, and … Continued
January 27, 2025 The tale of 2024: a lack ofavailability, affordability The year-end median price of a single family residential home in New Hampshire was $514,000 in 2024, ending a year characterized by low inventory and record-low affordability. NEW HAMPSHIRE … Continued
Legislation targets housing crisis The 2025 New Hampshire legislative session is underway in Concord. NHAR’s Public Policy Committee is reviewing the over 1,000 pieces of legislation for their potential impact on private property rights – the affordability and availability of housing, as … Continued
January 2, 2025 Listen up! It’s ‘Getting Real’ Podcast: recent housing survey, plus interviews Episode 3 of NHAR Getting Real, the New Hampshire REALTORS podcast, has landed. LISTEN OR VIEW ON SPOTIFY It’s 30 minutes of fast-moving conversations and interviews on: … Continued
December 23, 2024 NHAR is pleased to announce that the sixth Diana Dunning Leadership Academy program, exclusively designed for members intending to pursue leadership positions at the state association level, will be held in 2025. The feedback received from previous graduates … Continued
December 18, 2024 As mandated following recent legislative changes, NHAR has updated Section 12 of the Purchase & Sales agreement, adding two new notifications — PFAS and flood information — alongside existing notifications on radon, arsenic and lead. Those changes will be … Continued
December 4, 2024 Students, please stay! Also: updated settlement guidance Episode 2 of NHAR Getting Real, the New Hampshire REALTORS podcast, includes a conversation with Lizzy Robinson-Kiang and Ryan Callahan, UNH Paul College juniors and the most recent recipients of NHAR’s … Continued
Kathy DeMello WOW!! What happened to 2024? Welcome to 2025! This is my 2nd go around as President of New Hampshire CIBOR and NECPE. I look forward to continuing in Ethan’s footsteps. The new Boards of Directors … Continued
December 16, 2024 Another NH price record The NH November housing market report The inventory crisis continued to push home prices up in November, as the median price of single family residential units in New Hampshire was $500,000 – an 11 … Continued