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OPINION: Koch-Zoning Is Theft

New Hampshire’s Iron Marshal

If “Taxation is Theft,” then “Koch-Zoning” Is Theft” as well. Regular readers know what we mean by “Koch-zoning,” but for those new to our substack a brief definition. Koch-zoning refers to a gaggle of bills passed into law earlier this year in New Hampshire that replace local control of zoning with a one-size-fits-all State zoning … Read more

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CLINE: The ‘I Do Not Care About Your Economics’ Approach to Housing

Andrew Cline

With a single heated remark to a developer, a Portsmouth Planning Board member last week showed exactly how the municipal development process is broken. Developer Mark McNabb has proposed converting a property he owns on Congress Street to a 125-unit co-living apartment building. Co-living units, once common, were zoned nearly out of existence in U.S. … Read more

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GrokTALK!: Affordable Housing?

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This week, I’ve got a bug up my you-know-what about housing. From laws and regulatory nonsense to a few unpleasant and troubling observations .

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Manch Talk:What’s Up With the Free State Housing Market?

Manch Talk

(Manch Talk 07/23/25) Carla and Dominic of Porcupine Real Estate sit down to chat about the real estate landscape in New Hampshire. Learn more about median prices by county, how we tailor our searches for our clients, recent press coverage, and more! Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, … Read more

McMaken: How the Fed Made Housing Unaffordable

Ryan McMaken

Donald Trump and his allies continue to complain that the central bank isn’t inflating the money supply enough. Last week, Bill Pulte, Trump’s appointee to the Federal Housing and Finance Administration—and the head of Fannie and Freddie—complained that Powell and the FOMC weren’t forcing down interest rates enough. Pulte wrote on X/Twitter: Because President Trump has crushed … Read more

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Does It Surprise Anyone That Lewiston, Maine Is Out Of Room

Ray Cardello

Most people understand the limitations of their homes before sending out invitations. If you have seating at the table for 10, you do not invite 16; if you only have one spare bedroom that sleeps 2, you don’t invite 8. That is basic and falls under the strained category of common sense. Unfortunately, like reading … Read more

Legalizing Residential Uses in Commercial Zones …

Andrew Cline

In many areas of New Hampshire it is literally illegal for shop owners, employees and customers to live in an apartment above or next to a business. Yet places that do allow such mixed uses are among the most vibrant and desired areas in the state, for both businesses and residents.  As state and local … Read more

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Addressing Excessive Residential Lot Size Regulations

Andrew Cline

Imagine that you’ve just graduated high school or college, you’ve landed an entry-level job, and you need a car. What’s on your car shopping list? It’s your first job, so you’re probably looking for a cheap car, and smaller cars are cheaper to buy and maintain than larger ones. So you start shopping. To your … Read more

The First Four Housing Reform Bills of 2025

Andrew Cline

New Hampshire’s housing shortage, and the price spike that it created, has made housing the No. 1 problem facing the state, according to University of New Hampshire polling. Fixing the state’s housing shortage is such a priority for voters that a 2024 UNH poll found more than 1/3 of voters rating it as the top problem, … Read more

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“Green” Agenda Is Driving the Housing Crisis

Rob Roper

A few days ago I read and shared an article by Ruy Teixeira on his Substack page, The Liberal Patriot, titled The Democrats’ Governance Problem; They’re bad at it and getting worse. It contained this key insight that I think applies particularly keenly to our little state of Vermont: “Democrats have developed a philosophy … that prizes … Read more

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When COVID Turned Rural America Upside Down

Ryan Cloutier

Nobody expected a virus to remake rural America’s housing market. Here we are, watching property values soar in places like Cornish, New Hampshire, where assessments rocketed up 78% last year (Cornish, NH Official Website, 2024)2. ping from $895 million to $1.6 billion1. Behind these numbers lurks a story of displacement, change, and the unexpected consequences … Read more

Crime, Lawsuits, and Is NH Better?

Right Side Up

This Week, Bill and Mike discuss New Year’s Resolutions, rising homelessness, Vermont’s growing crime problem, a recent lawsuit challenging its climate antics, and the benefits of living in New Hampshire.

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By Housing Crisis Do You Mean Taxing People Out of Their Homes?

Steve MacDonald

The words “Housing Crisis” have achieved epidemic status next to “overdose deaths,” “Bird Flu,” and if you are one for reminiscing, everything about the COVID thing. It is a topic with a polarizing quality whose solutions I have inferred might not be so good for New Hampshire. A less frequently cited problem in housing “issues” … Read more

Jeb Bradley’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Anonymous

The NH-BIA pandering Bradley is just more of their same stroking-the-pet advocacy approach. It says: Be Our Boy, and Good Things Come Your Way. Senate membership is small and a bit clubby. The message of individual gratification is clearly received by all. Buying influence in the Senate is much more affordable than a sprawling crowd like the House. We … Read more

Housing Crisis Squeezes Americans Into Dollhouses

John Klar

Homebuilder Lennar Corporation recently faced criticism for using misleading photographs to advertise new residential homes in the Fort Worth area. The dubious advertising allegedly concealed the fact that the 763-square-foot houses crammed together on postage-stamp lots were selling for $197,999. Various social media critics condemned the mini row-housing as “kind of like communist housing meets … Read more

Zoning Laws: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

Op-Ed

As younger generations grow older and take on adult responsibilities, they will, at some point, struggle with the cost of housing. This year alone, more than 582,000 people in the United States are without a home, with about three in ten people being part of families with children.

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