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Join the Center for Ethics in Society and the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy as Dr. Jason Sorens (Director of the Center for Ethics) explains the findings of his study, “Residential Land Use Regulation In New Hampshire: Causes and Consequences,” which show how and where local regulations have changed the supply and price of housing …

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Are high housing costs or inadequate apartment rental space impacting your ability to retain and/or recruit employees? Is New Hampshire’s lack of affordable housing for working people hurting our economy? What are some practical options that the business community, housing advocates, and community planners can consider that will improve the availability of workforce housing in …

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Defined as “a range of house-scale buildings with multiple units that are compatible in scale and form with detached single-family homes”, missing middle housing includes duplexes, triplexes, quads, rowhouses and townhouses, cottage clusters, garden apartments, and more. Missing middle housing isn’t new or innovative – in fact, these types of housing are all around us, …

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The lack of housing options in the state not only affects residential buyers, but high rents and tight inventory make attracting young professionals and top talent to the area increasingly difficult as well. What else is the housing shortage affecting and what impact does it have on business? PANELISTS Harrison Kanzler Harrison is the Executive …

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What could housing in Conway look like? The Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition team is done, the design is made, and excited to share it with you! The 2021 Design Charrette is ready for reveal and will be presented virtually via Zoom! Pre-registration is required.

Part 2 of a 2-part webinar presentation on innovative multi-family affordable housing design, with a regional perspective from leading professionals in the fields of development, architecture and engineering, with a look at pandemic-influenced trends. Wednesday, June 23 | 4 – 5 PM A regional look at how some leading professionals in the fields of development, …

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The Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast is sponsoring a free webinar on Tiny Houses. Thursday, June 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. With family sizes shrinking and the proportion of one-person households growing, New Hampshire is looking toward smaller solutions to the state’s housing crisis: accessory dwelling units, pocket neighborhoods, and, of course, …

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Maine is feeling the housing crunch with less than 30 days of housing inventory on the market, driving up prices to unsustainable levels. In order to protect the parts of Maine we all love most — our open fields, forests, farms, long views, and wild areas — we are going to need to quickly make …

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A 2-part webinar presentation on innovative multi-family affordable housing design from the perspectives of an architect and developer, with a look at trends prior to, and influenced by, the pandemic.  PART 1 Wednesday, June 16 | 4 – 5 PM The pandemic and its impact have underscored the importance of having safe, healthy, and affordable housing. With …

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A shortage of affordable homes creates many challenges for employers seeking to attract a workforce. Some employers have responded to the challenge by developing new homes themselves or investing in new home creation. Learn about strategies that employers of all sizes have undertake to address this challenge, and how you business or organization could get …

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