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Disparities in economic opportunity, education, health care, and more, give us the answer
June 3, 2021
Manchester NAACP President James McKim
Several prominent people have made the statement that systemic racism does not exist here in New Hampshire. What does that statement mean? Is it true? What might that mean for us?
To answer these questions, as with any question being examined, it may be helpful to define some terms. So, let me begin by defining some terms I think are important for this question: “race”, “prejudice”, “discrimination”, “codify”, “system”, “systemic”, “ism”, and “racism”. Then I will put the terms together to form a definition of “systemic racism”.
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New Hampshire’s single family home market is still tight. A new report from the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority focusing on this spring’s housing market shows that the state’s housing inventory is extremely low and houses are often sold at or above asking price.
In April, about 1,500 homes were sold in New Hampshire, and the median price hit a record high of $362,250.
Dean Christon, the executive director of New Hampshire Housing, said he hasn’t seen a housing market like this one in a long time.
“It’s nothing I think that anyone has experienced certainly in the last 20 or more years, maybe even longer than that,” he said.
PORTSMOUTH – Rent for a studio apartment at the new West End Yards development under construction off the Route 1 Bypass starts at $1,960 a month, with two bedrooms renting for more than $3,100. These prices have been drawing a strong reaction from commenters on local social media pages to the City Council.
A 480-square-foot studio apartment with a bathroom is being advertised by the West End Yards developer to rent for $1,975 a month, while a 490-square-foot studio is renting for $2,000.
Likewise, one- and two-bedroom units rent for a variety of prices depending on the unit’s layout, with the top price advertised hitting $3,110 for a two-bedroom, 966-square-foot unit, according to the company’s website.