Author Archives: Allison (ADMIN) Ropes

     Kathy DeMello Years ago (OK, some may say decades!), when I was in corporate management, I read an article in Fast Company magazine entitled “A Brand Called You, written by Tom Peters.  For those of you who aren’t … Continued

ADUs, ROCs, and more If you have not done so already, please respond to the Call for Action here on Senate Bill 84, relative to minimum lot sizes for residential housing. It takes just a few seconds and could make all the … Continued

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