By Jon Decker, Granite State Collaborative
With sale prices in New Hampshire remaining at record highs — the median price of a single-family home has been above $500,000 since April 2024 — the relatively few homes on the market are being gobbled up almost exclusively by high-income earners from out of state, prior homeowners and people with access to generational wealth. These buyers often rely on cash purchases, allowing them to outcompete people who need financing to buy a home.
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