In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden claimed US inflation is a result of price-gouging by corporate bogeymen. Recent statistics suggest other causes, some of which will likely persist through this election year – and the president’s narrative is not likely to hold up as rents, wages, and taxes rise, all increases that are hard to blame on corporate America.
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A Call for Reason and Liberty in New Hampshire’s Housing Debate
As a lifelong Granite Stater with roots stretching back to when my grandparents first sought a better life in Salem in 1954, I feel a deep connection to this land and its people. My story is not unique; it’s woven from the same fabric of hope and opportunity that has drawn countless others to New Hampshire.
Night Cap: How Corrupt is This?
In 2023, HB 44 was a defeated bill that threatened to turn certain single-family-zoned neighborhoods into rental nightmares. However, this year comes an even worse bill, HB 1291, to be heard by a House ‘Special’ Committee on Housing on February 16.
Concord Mosque President Sues to Stop Adjacent Housing Development … Is it NIMBY or Something Else?
Concord has a new City Councilor named Ali Sekou. Congrats to him. He is also the president of the IQRA Islamic Society of Greater Concord. His Mosque sits on a piece of property adjacent to the First Congregational Church at 177 N. Main St, in whose lot (some) his Mosque attendees are alleged to have parked.
Housing Costs vs Renting
It’s simple. Supply vs Demand, with the Government artificially manipulating the marketplace because it controls the third leg of the housing marketplace – interest rates.
Real Estate Advice: Best Houses for Seniors (+Insurance Tips)
Older people need to make sure they have all the resources they need to stay happy and healthy well into their 70s, 80s, and beyond. Depending on their health, seniors may find it difficult to live solo.
What to Consider Before Taking Up House Flipping
House flipping sounds simple; you pick a house off the market, fix it up a bit, and then sell it for more than its original value. Well, as the saying goes, it’s a lot easier said than done. Flipping houses can take quite a while to complete as well as cost a lot of money.
Homelessness In The Upper Valley Part 1: Housing the Homeless in Hartford
Twin Pines housing has a proposal currently approved by the town Select Board for a homeless housing project it intends to put on the property of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church which lies adjacent to the Upper Valley Haven, both of which offer services to people in need and are partnering with Twin Pines on this … Read more
Government Won’t Let the Market Fix the Housing Shortage
There are two sides of the affordable housing equation: incomes and housing prices. While the market pushes New Hampshire incomes higher, the government prevents it from lowering home prices.
Manchester Mayor’s Race: Girard Releases Housing Proposal
MANCHESTER, NH. May 27, 2021–“Increased housing costs are a direct result of increased demand and insufficient supply. The goal of my proposal to increase housing is to identify and remove obstacles that get in the way of building more housing.
Despite Years of Water Restrictions NH Towns Keep Adding More Mouths to Drink
I can’t remember the last time my town of Merrimack did not have some sort of water use restriction. Every year, regardless of the precipitation, even in heavy years, we are told to limit water use in the summer.
New Hampshire’s Bi-Partisan Usurpation of Local Control
Michael Kitch’s November 22, 2019 article in the NH Business Review; “Taking on NH’s housing ‘crisis’ – Task force’s recommendations ‘a long time coming’” praises the Governor’s new plan to manage housing in NH. The plan is not an enhancement of local control, but a gross usurpation of it. And it could have dire consequences for … Read more
Housing in New Hampshire
In its Dec 13 “Broadside” the Josiah Bartlett Center carried a housing in New Hampshire story. In the story it cited “A positive shift” in New Hampshire’s pro-housing movement. They report the governor criticized municipalities for using “… local regulatory powers to impose severe restrictions on housing development.” The example cited by the Governor was … Read more
Bernie is All-In on National Rent Control and More Federal Housing (Comrade!)
Bernie has gone all in on the idea of national rent control and more federal housing. The next question is whether the rest of the socialist lemmings will follow him over the cliff? Bernie Sanders is again promising more free crap from the federal well.
State Housed Displaced Children in facility with Convicted Sex Offender
In desperate need of housing, a father and his two boys were placed in a facility by the state of Massachusetts. They’d recently escaped an abusive relationship and were, until then homeless. Thanks to the benevolent bureaucracy, their troubles were just beginning.
Problems? Too Many Jobs… Woe Is Me… The Sky Is Falling…
New Hampshire has one of the best of all economic problems to have. It has very low unemployment. The Granite State has consistently retained its near full employment status. In economics there are micro-economic and macro-economic applications. Microeconomics is the study of economics at an individual, group or company level; it is more about management … Read more
Think Tank: Please Don’t Help Me
BusinessNH Magazine is a pretty left-leaning publication. In its April edition, it included a piece titled Strengthening NH’s Economy. It was included in a section called THINK TANK. Let me observe there are better ideas to be found in the average truck stop restroom. After completing the article, my urge was to respond. The author … Read more
Wait, haven’t we’ve seen this before, sorta sideways?
SHOT: Gov. Gavin Newsom threatens to cut state funding from cities that don’t approve enough housing. For 50 years, California has required cities and counties to plan for enough new housing so that residents can live affordably. But many local governments fail to approve new development, contributing to the state’s housing crunch. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom … Read more
Proposed Housing Appeals Board Would Rob NH Residents of Local Control
There’s no better place to begin a discussion of the new legisaltive year than a bill designed to shift power away from locals to the “experts” in the State Capitol. HB104-2019 would create a Housing appeals board. Put simply, the purpose of this body is to override local zoning rules that prevent developers from building whatever they want.