Lakes Region of NH Waterfront Sales - March 2013

There were five waterfront sales on Lake Winnipesaukee in March, 2013 at an average price of $869,200. Two of those sales did break the million dollar mark. Last March we had a banner month with fourteen sales at an average of $797,086! So things do seem to be a bit off so far this year on the big lake. For the 1st quarter of the year there...

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On March 21, 2013 PK Zyla, a well-known auctioneer and Realtor®, and Roche Realty Group assisted the Lakes Region Chemistry-Free After-Prom committee in spear heading an auction at John Cook’s Mame’s in...

Mortgage Insurance Changes and the Prime Minister of India

Residential home sales in the Lakes Region towns covered by this report in February were not very spectacular. There were just 46 homes sold at an average price of $268,188 with a median price point of $169,000. We had 59 sales last February but with a lower average price of $209,025 and a lower median price point of $145,000....

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The landmark Christmas Island Resort located on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee has recently been sold. John Ganong of Roche Realty Group in Meredith was the listing agent and Joe...

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Romeo Lacasse, developer of Willow Pond at Long Bay in Laconia on Lake Winnipesaukee announced the final home sale in this planned community. Joseph MacDonald and Steven Welch of Roche Realty Group,...

There were three sales in February on Lake Winnipesaukee at an average of $1.26 million. That’s down from last February when we had seven sales that were all below the million dollar mark resulting in an average price of just $606,429. While the total number of sales are down this year so far, at least a few high dollar properties are moving.

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Post By: Kim Cedarstrom Realtor / Consultant Roche Realty Group / Granite State Advisors. Contact Kim at: kcedarstrom@rocherealty.com

The Northern Pass debate was featured in the just arrived Yankee Magazine and brought me to think that there was some fodder for an article that might take a different look or at least discover another point of view based on a question...

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…The Dow Jones Industrial average surged to a record high this week climbing to 14.344, past the highs seen in 2007 just prior to the onset of the financial crisis.

…Europe shares hit their highest...

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4/14

Again no diving - apparently I have a touch of bronchitis. Hope it goes away soon. Getting the itch to get back in real bad. Ice-Out was declared yesterday, April 17. I guess I'm done at Center Harbor until next winter.

4/7

Bad chest cold/congestion...no diving this weekend.

3/30

Back to Center Harbor --- Ice season is almost over. I probably...

There were 54 residential home sales in January in the Lakes Region communities covered by this real estate market report. The average sales price was $189,399 and the median price came in at $169,430. I thought that was pretty dismal until I looked at last January’s sales numbers and realized we only had 48 sales then. Even though last January’s average sales price was higher at $295,068 and the median...

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A few more things to research before you settle on your dream lake home:



Fishermen—know your lakes!
Visit the Fish and Game website (www.wildlife.state.nh.us), visit local bait and tackle...

It seems like every day you hear about something unexpected happening. Like the unexpected rise in unemployment claims, or the unexpected drop in the nation’s gross domestic product, or that the Pope unexpectedly is going to step down. Well, two out of three have pretty much become expected. But just to keep it rolling, unexpectedly there was only one waterfront home sold on Lake Winnipesaukee in January....

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There are so many things to consider when preparing to buy a lake house in the Lakes Region, such as:

What type of boat traffic?
Tranquility, quiet lapping of the waves or boat turbulence...

By Kim Cedarstrom Realtor/Consultant
kcedarstrom@rocherealty.com

During a recent conversation with a client who was considering purchasing a second home for a vacation spot for his family, the subject of recent market trends came up. In their professional life the client was involved in the financial industry, and dealt constantly with a world driven and controlled...

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So now that you’ve defined your search for a lake house, what’s the next step?


Decide the distance. How far from your primary home?
Lakes are all over the U.S. A lake...