Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for the Housing Market

There were 104 single family residential home sales in November 1016 in the twelve Lakes Region communities covered by this report. The average sales price came in at $319,840 and the median price point was $205,000. Those numbers are well above last November's 88 transactions at an average of $297,347 and median of $189,950. Pretty exciting!

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I grew up in Northern NH in a classic, white clapboard farmhouse that was built in 1799. It was said to be the second oldest house in our tiny little town of mostly modest year round homes, summer cottages, and grand old hotels. Our farmhouse had four rooms on the main level and four bedrooms upstairs. When we moved in there was an unfinished ell that was used for cold storage and a three story barn which obviously had held livestock at some point in the past. The house sat on a typical...

The REALTOR® Twelve Days of Christmas - The Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report

There were 748 single family residential homes for sale as of December 1, 2016 in the twelve Lakes Region communities covered in this report. The average asking price came in at $666,702 and the median asking price point was $294,900. Last December 1st there were 948 homes on the market so that’s about a 21% drop in inventory! At the current sales levels over the past twelve months that means we...

The Winni Waterfront Report - November 2016

There were fourteen single family waterfront sales in November on Lake Winnipesaukee. The average sales price came in well over the million mark at $1,592,728 with a median price point of $1.4 million! There were eight sales over a million dollars and two over $4 million! There were also fourteen transactions last November with a slightly lower average sales price of $1,014,500 and a median price point of $821,500. So how are we matching...

A Handyman Christmas Gift List from Lakes Region Home

‘Tis the season again and while most people may have other things on their minds there are a few holiday home shoppers still poking around under the tree for a new house for their families. My best advice to anyone trying to sell their home during the holiday season is to make sure it exudes a colorful festive spirit and décor…but don’t overdo it too much. Remember, buyers are trying to see your home and not the decorations....