During their April 2026 meeting, the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) denied a set of variance requests for a proposed housing complex at the end of Woodland Avenue, a street immediately to the west of the Hannaford Plaza on Hanover Street.
“Affordable” housing means different things to different people. There’s the official designation, which can be a hot button when it’s proposed for a neighborhood. There’s the mortgage lender’s definition when they’re considering your application. Then there’s the very specific definition when you sit down and crunch your numbers.
his week, NHFPI released a new analysis of New Hampshire’s housing market, highlighting how high prices, limited supply, and rising rents continue to challenge affordability. While price growth has slowed in some areas, housing costs still outpace incomes, limiting options for renters and prospective homebuyers statewide. Below are three key takeaways.
A bill that addresses one of the biggest barriers to developing housing in New Hampshire that passed the House earlier this month breezed through a Senate Commerce Committee public hearing Tuesday.
A question from an audience member summed it up: Given prices, low inventory and the fact the average age of a first-time homebuyer is 40, what hope is there for younger people who want to buy a home in New Hampshire?
Single-family home closed sales dropped to an all-time low for the month of February in New Hampshire, part of a national trend of an overall drop in home sales.
Nearly half of the state’s renters have housing costs that make them “cost-burdened,” with nearly a quarter paying 50% of their monthly income for housing, according to the latest figures from the American Community Survey.
New Hampshire’s housing crisis has sent prices skyrocketing and made it tough to find the right home, but there’s one statistic the state can take pride in – it has the lowest “zombie” vacancy rate in the nation.
New Hampshire’s new year began with slightly better single-family home sales numbers than 2025, but with a much higher median January sales price.
Ending Housing Champions would pull support from communities that have already done the work and planned projects around it. It would slow housing. It would raise costs. It would break trust between the state and local governments.