It was a buyer's market, but most of the houses they looked at were at least 50 years old and required a lot of work. They regarded the house as a “diamond in the rough,” since it was so hard to find starter homes. Real estate agents, elected officials, city planning staff and developers say it is has become a seller's market. Many of them want to own a house – that is part of the New Hampshire lifestyle they envision for themselves. “It's as if we're OK with grinding generational poverty because we want to preserve the picture postcard,” he said.

Source: Daily Sun March 24, 2018 04:30 UTC