Posts made by author 'Badger Peabody & Smith Realty'
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Seasonal Helpers
Chances are good that there are lots of Holiday events happening around town this weekend. Get out there and enjoy the festivities. If nothing else, this is your best excuse to chow down on bite-sized candy bars. Remember, if you can fit the whole bar in your mouth in one bite, it eliminates the calories and fat! That's just science. We're actually getting spoiled this weekend with amazing weather, so get out there and have some fun. If you find yourself, like me, stuck at home though, I wanted to share a few ideas for keeping yourself busy and preparing for the coming winter and the coming festivities.
Something often overlooked this time of year is all of our outdoor "stuff". Last weekend I finally put away our deck chairs and table. I had stored the umbrella weeks ago simply because it got a b...
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Bolster Your Bathroom
While living in a tiny cabin (~300 sq. feet) over in Lincoln, my bathroom was literally in between the living room and bedroom. Needless to say, privacy was not on the menu when I had visitors. Convenient escapes out to the kitchen (or my truck) offered a little more of a buffer and made the space tolerable. For the price I was paying, it was worth the hassle. Today, I have 4 bathrooms to clean and I'm (sort of) lamenting those simpler times.
While a bathroom is not the most prominent room in your North Conway NH home, there's no reason it can't stand out (in a good way!). We've all had small, large, cramped and expansive bathrooms in our lives. Today I'd like to explore a...
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Charts That Show the Truth about Home Affordability
There is a lot of discussion about the current state of housing affordability for both first-time and move-up buyers, and much of the narrative is tarnished with a negative slant. However, the truth is that housing affordability is better today than at almost any time in our history.
The naysayers are correct in the fact that affordability today is not as good as it has been over the last several years. But, we must remember that home prices collapsed during the housing crash, and distressed properties (foreclosures and short sales) kept home values depressed for years. When we compare affordability to the decades that proceeded the crash, a different story is revealed.
Here is a graph of the National Association of Realtors™ Housing Affordability Index. The higher the graph, the more affordable ho...
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Thank You April, 10 Years + More!
in our Littleton office at Peabody & Smith Realty recently celebrated her 10 year anniversary of employment with us and we thank her so very much!
April, an Executive Assistant, is the pleasant voice on the phone, the smiling face that greets our visitors and our "go-to" person for the Littleton office and beyond. We appreciate all the April does for everyone, and the support she offers to the Littleton office and our other offices as she works as a trainer for us and more! She helps the agents, the staff, our clients and customers and she is adored! When asked... 14
97 Main Street in Littleton Sold. A New Chapter Begins!
As one story ends another begins. David & Nancy Ernsberger have owned and operated the popular gift shop "The Nest" for five years. Dave, who has been instrumental in a number of initiatives in Littleton, decided it was time for him to step back to focus on his projects and to spend more time with his family and closed the store this past September.
Emshika Alberini, owner of Chang Thai restaurant, as well as the building occupied by Little Village Toy & Bookstore, Blue Jay Café, The League of NH Craftsmen and One Stitch, Two Stitch, purchased the building at 97 Main Street last Friday. Her plans for the building have been a closely guarded secret, b...