The Winni Waterfront Report – August 2019

There were fourteen waterfront sales on Lake Winnipesaukee in August 2019. The average sales price came in at $1,380,464 and the median price point was $947,000.




It is not surprising that another Rattlesnake Island property in Alton led the way as the entry level sale of the month! Do you think the turnover out...

The Porch Sitters on the Parade of Homes

There were 829 single family residential homes on the market as of September 1, 2019 in the fourteen great Lakes Region communities covered by this report. The average asking price came in at $626,549 and the median asking price was $349,900. Our current inventory level represents almost a seven-month supply of homes on the market.


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The June Winni Waterfront Sales Report

Here’s this month’s edition of the Winni Waterfront Report…There were seventeen Winnipesaukee waterfront properties sold in June 2019. The average sales price came in at $1,268,647 and the median price point stood at $1,117,000. That brings the total number of sales for the first half of this year to sixty-four at an average price of $1,498,796 and a median price of $1,062,000. That total is up a bit from the first half of 2019 when we...

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There were 763 single family homes for sale as of June 1, 2019 in the Lakes Region communities covered by this report. The average asking price was $637,473 and the median price point was $349,900. This inventory level represents about a four-and-a-half-month supply of homes on the market.


The Lakes Region Professional Porch Sitters Chapter...

Listening to the Couple Next Door

If you have been following my retelling of the story of Albert and Ethel from the 1958 CBS radio broadcasts of the Couple Next Door in the Lakes Region Real Estate Report, you will remember that they sold their home on their own for what they thought was a lot of money ($27,500.) Now have thirty days to get out. They are looking for an apartment...

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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Many famous people have owned beautiful homes and estates in Wolfeboro over the years. One of the most interesting was Chiang Kai-shek. He was a Chinese political leader and a major figure in Chinese history from 1927 to 1948. His wife, Soong Mei-ling,*often called Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was also prominent in the world scene. Time Magazine named the couple “Man and Woman of the Year” in 1938. In his “New Hampshire Commentary” blog, Dean Dexter says the couple “were what Tracy and Hepburn were to...

MEREDITH – Frank Roche, President of Roche Realty Group, Inc., with offices in Meredith and Laconia, has announced that Mary O’Neill recently joined the Meredith office at 97 Daniel Webster Highway.

Mary was born and raised in Laconia. She grew up on Old North Main Street on Lake Opechee. After being homeschooled through high school, she commuted from home to the University of New Hampshire in Durham for four years. She was a Presidential Merit Scholar and graduated third in...

A Record Setting Winnipesaukee Waterfront Sale

There were seven Winnipesaukee waterfront sales in April at an average price of $2.05 million compared to ten last April at an average sales price of $805,588. The big news is that a record was set for the highest residential sale ever in New Hampshire and it was right here on Lake Winnipesaukee at 144 Springfield Point in Wolfeboro! Think...

Three Tips For Buying a Home in 2014

Wanna buy a home this year? Here are three tips for buying a home in 2014...or any year for that matter!

1. Get a good New Hampshire REALTOR®.
Just as sellers shop for REALTORS® to sell their properties, to represent them, and protect their interests during the course of the transaction, buyers should also take some time before their...

Olde English Real Estate Proverbs

I was thinking about some old English proverbs about real estate. You know, sayings like “a man’s home is his castle”, “a house is not a home”, “home is where the heart is”, and the ever popular; “there’s no place like home.” Looking at a list of proverbs I realized that most of them applied to real estate and wondered whether a real estate agent was sitting...

Meredith, NH- Frank Roche, President of Roche Realty Group, Inc., with offices in Meredith and Laconia, NH, has announced that Gus Benavides of Gilford has recently joined the real estate firm. He will be a part of the Meredith office’s team located at 97 Daniel Webster Highway....

The most common question I’m asked today is “How’s The Real Estate Market?”



The most common answer I give is “Busy”. Last week alone, Roche Realty Group had 16 pending sales with a few more out there that didn’t make the list. Our company sales are up over 61%...

Everyone has dreams. Own your own business, maybe a restaurant. Live in a beautiful area. How about combining the two – own your own restaurant in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire! Owning a restaurant is a common dream. Most folks love the social aspects of the restaurant scene- the interaction with people in a good times atmosphere, the satisfaction of serving customers well, the...

Many moons ago, on the northern shores of this beautiful lake, lived a great chief named Wonaton.

Wonaton was renowned for his great courage in war and for the beauty of his fair daughter Mineola. She had many suitors but refused them all. One day, Adiwando,...