Winni Waterfront Report March 2017

The Winni Waterfront Report.
There were just five waterfront sales on Lake Winnipesaukee in March, 2017 at an average price of $1,389,800 and a median price point of $1,450,000. That brings the total for the first quarter of 2017 to 15 sales at an average price of $1,545,173 with a median price point of $1.5 million. That’s a far cry from the 25 sales posted in the first quarter of this 2016. The average sale price for the first quarter...

The Disappearing Clothesline

I was skimming through this month’s issue of the Northern New England Journey magazine put out by AAA and on the last page there was a short article about clotheslines called “For the Love of Laundry.” Basically, the writer was expounding on how she was happy to get back to hanging her laundry out on the line after a long winter and how doing so was a relaxing and enjoyable chore for her. It reminds her of her childhood days and trips to a cottage...

Winni Waterfront Sales Report - March 2016

There were eight residential waterfront sales on Winnipesaukee in March with an average price of $1,296,250 and a median price point of $1.125 million. Five of the sales exceeded the million dollar mark. This brings the total to 25 sales in the first quarter of this year at an average of $1,046,300 and a median price point of $825,000. There were 20 sales during the first quarter of 2015 at an average of $816,450 and a median price point...

Christmas Houses - The Lakes Region of NH Real Estate Report

There are many great movies that include Christmas as part of their storyline. The homes that these stories take place in are integral to the plot and have become memorable themselves. One of the most famous homes is the Griswold’s house in Christmas Vacation. This home looks like it could be on Edwards Street in Laconia but is actually located...

Where can you wake up to the smell of pines and the gentle sound of waves lapping at the shore? Where can you swim out into the water without having to worry about snakes, alligators, and sharks? Where can you find a haven away from the chaos of the world and yet be close to fine restaurants and top-level entertainment?

Where can you be immersed to your neck and still see your feet through clear sparkling water? Where can you drive down a road with a beautiful expanse of water only...

A Christmas House

As Walter Mathau often said in Grumpy Old Men, “Holy Moley” Christmas is almost here. Last month there were 89 residential home sales in the twelve towns in this Lakes Region market report. That means a good number of families will be celebrating Christmas in a new home and that’s pretty cool. The average sales price last month was $227,738 and the median price point was...

Can't Go Wrong Handyman Christmas Gift List



Well, Black Friday is here and, unfortunately for REALTORS®, thoughts turn from real estate to Christmas shopping. So it's time to present my annual Can't Go Wrong Handyman Christmas Gift List for that hard to buy for man of the house. There is no need for...

Only Your REALTOR® Stands Between You and The Unknown


September was another strong month for residential home sales in the twelve communities in the Lakes Region of NH covered by this report. There were 104 transactions at an average sales price of $406,327 for the month compared to 91 sales at $316,816 last September. Last month’s average sales price was pumped up by eight sales...

As of September 1, 2013 there were 1249 residential single family homes on the market in the twelve communities covered by this report. The average asking price stood at $498,590 with a median price point of $259,800. The current inventory level represents just under 15 months worth of homes on the market.

The real estate industry and the way consumers look for real estate continues...

Sales are up, but not prices...

OK! Finally, there were over a hundred residential homes sales in one month in the towns covered by this report. There were 110 in July, to be exact, at an average sales price of $299,469. This may not be exactly a watershed moment in the Lakes Region real estate world, but it has been a long time since this happened. Last July there were just 70 sales at...

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...

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....

As REALTORS® we get to see a wide variety of property in the Lakes Region. We see everything from humble cottages and antique capes to stunning condominiums and extravagant waterfront estates. And, these properties vary from being run down, decrepit, and perhaps uninhabitable to extraordinary, exquisite, and amazing. REALTORS® are adept in the use of other adjectives like spectacular, pristine, stellar,...

I have received a number of calls and letters requesting more tips for Rednecks that are selling their homes. It seems there are more Rednecks in the Lakes Region of NH that need help than I thought. In the future when u rite me, please try and rite ledgitable and dont print sew small.



Anyway, here goes. You might be a Redneck Home Seller if you have chickens running loose around your yard. Please...

There were seven waterfront sales on Winnipesaukee in February at an average price of $606,429. That doesn’t sound real impressive but there were just six sales last February at an average price of $467,667 so we are one up for the month. Obviously, you have to the more expensive homes selling to get a high average sales price and that was just not the case last month.



The highest sale...