[bigdog]

This is great news about Meredith and the Lakes region making the top ten list,
of course, we all knew this before as one of the best all-around places to live.
The word is out, people are bailing out of the big cities, within NH and other states, and coming to the lakes region to live, work, and play.

The increase in real estate prices, is a two edged sword, great if you're selling your house, but bad if your buying. This upward trend in prices will continue to drive home prices out of the reach of the average family. And forget about 'building', with the cost of materials, the cost per square foot is crazy, and almost becoming cost-prohibitive, unless of course, money is no object !

With increasing of home prices, the valuations will also drive real estate taxes upwards, to a point where, families who want to live in the area, cannot afford the real estate taxes any longer.

Seen too many folks move out of NH, and move to southern states,
FL SC, NC. etc, for lower housing prices and taxes, not because they want to, but compelled to do so for financial reasons.

Just my 2 cents.......