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2012: A Year Of Gains In N.H. Housing Market

Justin Shearer
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Modest improvement: that’s how a new reportfrom the New Hampshire Housing Financing Authority sums up 2012.

Two hundred and ninety-seven homes fell into foreclosure in December, an 18% jump from a month earlier. But total foreclosures for the year are down sharply from their peak in 2010.

Jane Law with NH Housing says the overall economy is still driving a housing recovery.

“We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the economy continues to slowly improve, so that the foreclosure patterns can slowly improve as well.”

About 7% of homeowners are currently behind on mortgage payments. That’s more than twice the pre-recession rates.

Todd started as a news correspondent with NHPR in 2009. He spent nearly a decade in the non-profit world, working with international development agencies and anti-poverty groups. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University.
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