The Redneck Handyman Christmas Gift List -Lakes Region of NH Real Estate Report Dec 2015

OK, so I missed getting this out last week for Black Friday. I apologize. So, if you have already bought your redneck boyfriend or husband something like a new wallet or scarf for Christmas you can always take it back and pick up one of these suggestions. You see, guys like awesome tools or gadgets they can use around the...

The Porch - The Lakes Region Real Estate Report November 2015



As I was performing the annual fall ritual of bringing in the porch furniture, I thought it might be a good time to reflect, pause, and ponder that specific American architectural institution; the porch. In America, we have front porches, side porches, back porches, entry porches, screened porches, three season porches, four season...

Winni Waterfront Sales Report - October 2015

October was a pretty good month for waterfront sales on Winnipesaukee with 15 transactions at an average price of $1,279,667! There were 6 sales over $1 million with the highest coming in at $4.35 million. The median price point on the lake for the month was $895,000. That brings us to a total of 143 sales on Winni so far this year with an average price of $1,102,119...

The much missed parlor.

The much missed parlor. The Lakes Region of NH Real Estate Market Report - Nov. 1, 2015




My first recollection of the parlor (or palour, if you like a French flair) was likely on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show. Old Jeb moved from Bug Tussle to Beverly with Grannie, Jethro, and Ellie May to a 32-room, 14-bath, 21,523 square foot magnificent mansion...

There were a couple of condo sales in both Colonial Hills and The Hamptons in September along with a single family home in Long Bay.

Both units in the Hamptons were nicely updated. The home at 7 Lantern has 1,938 square feet and sold for $309,500 after just 20 days on the market. The home at 11 Lantern has 1,663 square feet and brought $307,000 after 80 days on the market. Both units sold considerably above...

A Ghostly Disclosure - The Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report - September 2015 Sales



A Ghostly Disclosure - The Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report - September 2015 Sales

Last week I received a call to go out and meet with a homeowner who wanted to possibly sell her home. As I approached the house, which turned out to be at the end of a long dirt road, I noticed several out buildings and a...

One Whopper of a Valuation Subjugation


The Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report - August 2015 Sales


As real estate agents we get bombarded with emails about new properties coming on the market, open houses, and price reductions. And I do mean bombarded. We also get emails from people and companies offering all kinds of services to improve our businesses, get new clients, and sell more houses....

Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Winnisquam Waterfront Sales Report - August 2015


There were twenty waterfront sales on Lake Winnipesaukee in August at an average price of $1,156,045 and a median price point of $832,950. That’s pretty awesome! It brings our total number of sales for the year to an even 100 at an average price of $1,133,602. That is a 26.5% increase over the 79 units sold last year with the average price coming in at $1,086,400. So things are moving pretty well...

“Oeil-de-boeuf”

As of September 1, 2015 there were 1,252 residential homes on the market in the twelve Lakes Region communities covered by this report. The median price point came in at $269,900 meaning that there were 626 homes at or below that price point. That’s a lot of affordable property. There were 375 homes available under $200,000. The current inventory level represents 14 month’s worth of inventory...

Three Dog Night

As of February 1, 2015 there were 781 single family residential homes on the market in the twelve Lakes Region communities covered in this report. The median asking price was $249,900 which means that some 390 homes were priced below that number making for a lot of affordable available homes. This inventory level represents about a nine month supply of inventory on the market.

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New Houses for the New Year


As the New Year begins we saw almost two hundred listings expire without selling in the twelve communitiesin the Lakes Region covered by the real estate market report. The inventory dropped from 952 listings available as of Dec 1, 2014 to just 761 as of January 1, 2015 with a median price point of $249,900. But this is not unusual and it happens every year. Seems like that...

How to sell your home in 2015.

I don’t think I have to venture too far out on a limb to make this New Year’s prediction: Trying to sell your home in 2015 will pretty much be the same as selling in 2014. And that isn’t necessarily easy, at least in the Lakes Region of NH. While other areas of the country and even this State are booming and properties are selling quickly with multiple offers, that is just not...

How to Hatch a House


There were 67 residential home sales in November 2014 in the Lakes Region of NH communities covered by this real estate market report. The average price came in at $286,956 and the median price point was $201,000. Last November we had 89 sales at an average price of $227,738. That’s a pretty hefty drop in the total sales number but at least the average sales price is up!


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Winni Waterfront Sales Report - November 2014

There were only six single family waterfront transactions on Lake Winnipesaukee in November of 2014 at an average sales price of $1,353,467 and a median price point of $842,900. That brings the total number of waterfront sales this year on Winnipesaukee to 114 at an average price of $1,090,655. For the eleven months in 2013, we posted 130 sales at an average of $950,496....

Winni Waterfront Sales Report - September 2014

Winni Waterfront Sales Report - September 2014. There were fourteen waterfront homes on Lake Winnipesaukee that changed hands in September 2014. The average sales price was $1,209,457 and the median price point came in at $1,175,000. Nine of those sales exceeded the million dollar mark. This was a bit lower than last September when there...