New Hampshire housing shortage hurts ability to attract, retain workers
Businesses find it difficult to recruit from out of state Share Updated: 6:55 PM EDT Jul 23, 2021
Businesses find it difficult to recruit from out of state Share Updated: 6:55 PM EDT Jul 23, 2021
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Show Transcript BUT IT IS TOUGH TO HIRE PEOPLE IF THEY CAN’T FIND A PLACE TO LIVE. THE AIREY BROTHERS PROPERTY NETWORK TRIES TO KEEP THEIR RENTS AFFORDABLE. BUT WHILE THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASEIT WH MANY LANDLORDS, THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS TIGHT, AND HOME PRICES E ARHIGH, SO RENTERS AREN’T MOVING ON. AND COMPETITION IS MORE FIERCE THAN THEY’VE EVER SEEN. THE LAST UNIT WE PLACED I THINK WAS A THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH AND IOT G SOMETHING LIKE 200 APPLICATIONS. JENNIFER C: THE LACK OF HOUSING, AND RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT, POSE A DILEMMA FOR EMPLOYERS TRYING TO RECRUIT PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STA.TE IT IS REALLY HA TRDO BRING ANYBODY MS ANYBODY IN IF THEY CAN’T NDFI
Joshua Deveer doesn’t try to fight his place in life anymore.
“I used to think doing something was everything, and now I’m starting to realize that, maybe not doing something is everything,” says the 23-year-old from outside of a modest North Conway inn, where he pays $600 per month to live. “Maybe restricting my footprint here, making sure that I watch my steps is what’s most important.”
In July of 2017, Deveer was pulled over by State Trooper Clinton Trussell and arrested on two misdemeanor charges and one violation: operating without a valid license, disobeying a police officer and possessing marijuana.
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Joshua Deveer outside his home in North Conway in 2020. Jordyn Haime / Granite State News Collaborative
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Joshua Deveer doesn’t try to fight his place in life anymore.
“I used to think doing something was everything, and now I’m starting to realize that, maybe not doing something is everything,” says the 23-year-old from outside of a modest North Conway inn, where he pays $600 per month to live. “Maybe restricting my footprint here, making sure that I watch my steps is what’s most important.”