There were 60 single family residential home sales in the towns covered by this report in November, 2011. That’s just off the 63 sales last November although the average price was down from $365,623 to just $263,025. There was only one sale over the million dollar mark last month compared to five in November 2010 which contributed to that significant drop in the average sales price. Sales under $200,000 continue to make up over 50% of the transactions while the $300-400,000 range is still...

As of December 1, the residential home inventory was bulging like the sack of toys in the back of Santa’s sleigh! There were 1168 residences available at an average asking price of $498,326 in the communities covered by this report. That is up from the 1074 available last December at an average price of $548,594. The median price point is down from $279,900 last December to $259,450 this...

The number of residential sales last month in the towns covered by this Lakes Region market report were up 16% over last October. There were 79 transactions in October 2011 at an average sales price of $300,711 compared to 68 sales October last at an average price of $395,012. For the first 10 months of the year we have had 624 sales at an average $310,684 compared to 651 sales at an average $312,000 for the same period last year. It would be nice if we could have an exceptionally strong holiday...

Halloween has come and gone and it didn’t scare off buyers looking to purchase waterfront homes on Lake Winnipesaukee. There were eleven sales at an average price of $1.17 million and a median price point of $950,000. That matches the eleven sales last October although the average sales price came in higher at $1.46 million. If there is a any bright spot or consistency in our current real estate market it would have to be waterfront sales on the big lake.

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As of November 1, 2011 there were 1277 residential homes on the market in the communities in this Lakes Region real estate market report. The average asking price came in at $516,128 with a median price point of $269,900. Last November there were 100 fewer homes on the market at an average asking price of $559,403 and a median of $284,450. Seems like all the trends are heading in the wrong direction including the weather. The current home inventory represents a 20.5 month supply of property to sell....

Fall may be here, but there were still seven waterfronts sold on Winnipesaukee last month at an average price of just $714,357. That compares to eight sales last September at an average of $941,938. There were two sales over the $1 million mark compared to three last September. For the first three quarters of this year there have been 76 transactions on the big lake at an average sales price of $1.041 million and a median sales price of $840,000. For the same period last year there were 67 transactions...

Residential homes sales in the Lakes Region communities covered by this market report jumped a healthy 23% in August compared to the same month last year. There were 83 sales last month at an average of $330,718 compared to 67 last August at an average of $411,780. A 23% increase in sales is welcome news but one month doesn’t make a trend. On a rolling twelve month basis we are still off last...

August was a great month for sales on Lake Winnipesaukee.
There were:
• Eighteen waterfront sales at an average price of $827,589.
• They sold at an average of 97% of their assessed value
• They sold at an average of 91% of the asking price.
• The highest sale was $1.669 million.
• There were 6 sales over $1 million.

Last August there were...

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1. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally conceded that she was right.
2. to acknowledge (an opponent's victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established: to concede an election before all the votes are counted.

There are many times in life that...

It seems like $199,900 used to be the most popular price if you really wanted to sell your home. That number always worked! Finding a house just under that $200,000 mark always seemed like such a bargain, right? I spent a little time on the computer during Hurricane Irene and found that there were 19 homes listed in our area towns at $149,900. There were 15 were listed at $199,900. Maybe $149,900 is the...

According to what I have read on-line, the most popular house color, not surprisingly, is white. All you have to do is look around good old New England and you can see quaint villages full of white houses, churches, and town buildings. According to one article, 37% of homeowners would choose white as the predominate color if they were to repaint the exterior of their home.

I’d say...

For the month of July, 2011 there were 70 residential home sales at an average price of $309,586 in the communities in this Lakes Region real estate report. That’s actually a pretty good 14% bump over the 61 sales last July at an average of $262,390. I was getting a little concerned about the lack luster sales over the past several months, but this is certainly an improvement. On a rolling twelve month...

There were ten waterfront sales during the month of July, 2011 on Lake Winnipesaukee at an average price of $1.223 million. That’s up from the six sales on the big pond last July at an average price of $955,333. Half of the sales for both months were over the $1 million mark but this year’s average was bumped by a nice $3 million new construction sale on Governor’s Island in Gilford. For the year thus far, there have been 51 sales on Winnipesaukee at an average price of $1.162 million compared to...

As the dog days of August heat up, there are 1412 single family homes on the market in the communities in this Lakes Region real estate report. That’s up from 1344 on the market last August 1. The average asking price is down from $539,186 last August 1 to $517,674. The median is also down from $279,950 to $269,000. The homes on the market represent a 22.8 month supply at the current sales pace. That,...

There were 77 residential home sales last month in the communities listed in this Lakes Region real estate market report. That’s down a bit from the 88 sales last June. But the average sales price came in considerably higher at $476,304 compared to $292,586 in June 2010. The higher average seems to have originated from a strong month in Moultonborough where seven sales closed in excess of $1 million. Not a bad month there with 19 sales at an average of $1,072,761! Laconia also had a pretty good...