Elissa Smith has lived in Albany Acres for more than 30 years, watching kids grow up and go on to raise their own children in the same community. She loves the way the air smells in her neighborhood, which is just across the street from the edge of the White Mountain National Forest in Albany, N.H., with a view of Mount Chocorua.

Sarah Blair and her daughter marked Thanksgiving by “camping out” on an air mattress in their empty living room, watching an old TV with broken speakers. 

It was the best night ever ­— because it was the first Thanksgiving in their new home.

When Aaron White was looking for a new place to live in the Upper Valley, he quickly discovered the upside-down math of the current housing market.

“I couldn’t afford to rent,” he said.

Mariel Perez was practically born dancing. “Dance is literally engraved in me — it comes down from my great grandparents,” she said. “I knew at a young age that I wanted to be a dancer and eventually show people how to dance.”

Mark Tierney is on a mission — and manufactured housing is helping him achieve it. 

Minimum waste, maximum joy. That’s the motto Elyssa Alfieri has used to guide her business since she acquired it nine years ago. You can feel the energy walking through the front door of Lilise Designer Resale on Main Street — from the colorful racks of shirts and dresses to the vintage artwork on the walls. 

Imagine owning a home at 22 years old. Andrew Moore navigated through stigma, a heated housing market, and the confines of the conventional banking system to achieve his goal.

After a record-breaking cold and snowy winter, you might be surprised to find out that Goffstown resident Len Stuart used less propane to heat his home than during the previous winter.

He couldn’t have predicted the weather — but he did plan ahead.

When Shaunte Whitted learned about the Community Loan Fund’s Community-Driven Economic Empowerment program in 2023, she discovered, in her words, “more than a grant opportunity.”