Parade Craze

There were 800 single family residential homes listed as of October 1, 2019 in the fourteen Lakes Region communities covered by this real estate market report. Those are the towns in Belknap County plus the lakeside communities of Moultonborough, Tuftonboro, and Wolfeboro. The average asking price was $632,047 and the median price point was $349,900. This inventory level represents about a 6.6-month supply of homes on the market.


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The Winni Waterfront Report July 2019

There were thirteen waterfront homes sold on Winnipesaukee in July 2019. The average sales price was $1,401,084 and the median price point came in at $1,175,000.





The entry level sale was at 3 Mark Island in Gilford. This classic log cabin was built in 1980 and has 576 square feet of living space, two bedrooms, a...

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...

Winni Waterfront Report - February 2017

There were just three sales on Lake Winnipesaukee in February, 2017 but all were over the million-dollar mark. The average sales price came in at $1,525,533 with a median price point of $1,250,000. In February of 2016, there were six sales at an average price of $1,102,833 with a median of $813,500. I suspect the wonderful winter and low inventory levels are contributing to our low production so far…


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The Winni Waterfront Report January 2017

There were seven sales on Lake Winnipesaukee in January, 2017 and all but one were over the $1 million mark, The average sales price came in at $1,664,571 and the median price point was $1,500,000.



The entry level sale this month was a little higher than usual at $825,000 because it was a mainland sale rather than the usual island property...

A series of lawsuits have been filed in Belknap County over the disputed ownership of a tool box containing two gold bars with an estimated value of over $1 million. The cases are expected to be heard sometime early this Spring unless a settlement can be reached. Disclosure of the names of those involved are being withheld for obvious reasons.


The lawsuits stem from the discovery of a tool box during a routine septic inspection at a house in Gilford owned by descendants of...

A New Market?

So here it is, 2017! A new year, a new beginning, and maybe the start of a new kind of housing market in the Lakes Region. Perhaps. Why? Well, there were only 587 single-family homes available in the 12 Lakes Region communities covered by this report as of Jan. 1. The average asking price was $730,679 and the median price point was $289,900. These homes have been on the market for an average of 188 days. The current inventory level represents just a five-and-a-half-month...

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....

The Winni Waterfront Report - October 2016



There were 24 Winnipesaukee waterfront sales in October of 2016. The average price came in at $1.0195 million and the median price point was $913,800. That brings the total number of sales on the lake so far this year to 154 at an average of $1.072 million compared to 142 for the ten months last year at an average of $1.08 million.


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Got Wood? The Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report

It’s November. And here in the Lakes Region it’s getting colder. Yup, it is downright frosty some mornings. So it is time to crank up the wood stove. This year I decided to try some kiln dried firewood instead on the seasoned wood I got last year to see how it burned in comparison. Kiln dried wood is, well, it is kiln dried like in a big oven. I had a cord delivered and dumped on the lawn next to the basement door. I paid...

Insulation - The Lakes Region of NH Real Estate Market Report

I bet you woke up freezing one morning this week after having gone to bed with a window open. You undoubtedly got that sick feeling in your stomach that winter is definitely approaching. If you are like me, you start thinking about a new season of oil bills or stacking bags of pellets or cord wood. It is the “batten down the hatches” time of year and prepare for another six months of cold, snow, slush, and darkness....

The Winni Waterfront Real Estate Market Report - September 2016

There were twenty two Winnipesaukee waterfront sales in September 2016 at an average price of $783,106 and a median price point of $534,000. That’s not quite as good as last September’s twenty seven transactions at an average price of $916,660. This brings our total number of sales on Winnipesaukee so far this year to 128 sales at an...