New Hampshire CIBOR president’s July 2026 message - by Brian Dano

NECPE: 
We are live! You should all be in the new system. I’d like to thank the NECPE committee for their hard work as this has been years in the making. Please keep your feedback coming, as this listing services covers not only New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, but also Vermont, Rhode Island and perhaps even Connecticut. To reiterate:

-We should get leads as our SEO is back to how we had it originally 

-This system has AI built in so you can do searches in natural language

-We have the ear of Lease Up and can make product improvements 

-The data should be a lot cleaner, and more accurate 

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Let’s Talk Housing:
Massachusetts Rent Control: Struck Down (for now)

On June 23, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court removed a statewide rent control ballot question from the November election. The measure would have capped annual rent increases at 5% or the rate of inflation — making it the strictest rent control law in the country. The court struck it on a constitutional technicality: the measure included an exemption for religious facilities, which the state constitution prohibits from ballot questions.

This is a meaningful short-term win for commercial real estate. Capital that had been sitting on the sidelines in Massachusetts while this played out is likely to start moving again. That matters for us in New Hampshire — Greater Boston’s spillover into southern New Hampshire is real, and anything that loosens deal flow across the border tends to lift activity on our side too. That said, rent stabilization legislation is still alive on Beacon Hill, and proponents can refile for the 2028 ballot. This isn’t over — just deferred.

New Hampshire Housing: Momentum in Concord
On the home front, New Hampshire lawmakers continue pushing supply-side solutions. Last year’s session delivered real wins — multifamily housing by-right on commercially zoned land and accessory dwelling units permitted by right on most single-family lots. This session extends that momentum: HB 1010, which refines the multifamily zoning preemption law, cleared both the House and the Senate Commerce Committee. Additional bills target community revitalization tax incentives, special assessment districts for infrastructure, and reduced red tape for small condo developments.

The market conditions make this urgency clear. New Hampshire’s median home price hit $533,000 in May — up 3% year over year — with inventory rising 13% but still historically tight at 1.4 months of supply. More supply-side flexibility from Concord is good news for developers, municipalities, and our clients looking to transact.

Brian Dano is the 2026 president of the N.H. Commercial Investment Board of Realtors, Bedford and is a managing director of SVN/The Masiello Group, Bedford, N.H.