New Hampshire ‘zombie’ home vacancy rate among lowest in the U.S.

By: Maureen Milliken

Outlets: Nashua Ink Link

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 799

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago


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New Hampshire’s housing crisis has sent prices skyrocketing and made it tough to find the right home, but there’s one statistic the state can take pride in – it has the lowest “zombie” vacancy rate in the nation.

A zombie vacancy is one in which the homeowner abandons the property before a foreclosure is finalized. With the absent homeowner still in charge of maintaining the property until the foreclosure …

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