Call For Action: Senate Bill 84 Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee voted 4-1 to recommend passage of Senate Bill 84, relative to minimum lot sizes for residential housing. You can read more about the bill here. NHAR believes this bill, … Continued
The New Hampshire Senate will soon vote on a bill designed to make it easier for a private property owner to construct much needed housing.If New Hampshire’s towns are to offer affordable housing to young families and workers and … Continued
Save the Dates! March 20, 2025 – NEREJ Life Science & Housing NH 2025 April 4, 2025 – Agency Class – Approved 3 NH CE Credits May 2, 2025 – Commercial Building Inspection Standards for REALTORS – Approved 2 … Continued
Speeding up the approval process Senate Bill 188, titled “The Speeding Development Act,” is intended to facilitate speedier and more efficient development by authorizing private third parties to certify documents and inspect buildings in compliance with applicable building and other … Continued
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