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When Brandy Blackinton prepares financing for interested homebuyers these days, the banking executive gives them cautionary advice: be patient.As retail lending manager at Claremont Savings Bank, Blackinton can do everything possible to prepare her...

When Brandy Blackinton prepares financing for interested homebuyers these days, the banking executive gives them cautionary advice: be patient.

Buyers in New Hampshire have unprecedented access to financing with mortgage rates hitting historic lows. But that easy cash has made competition fierce.

Buyers in New Hampshire – and beyond – have unprecedented access to financing with mortgage rates hitting historic lows. But that easy cash has made competition fierce, and outside interest and cash offers have closed off opportunities for many  interested buyers. Add to that a perennial New Hampshire problem: Housing remains scarce.