Ah spring, always a wonderful time of the year. Who doesn't enjoy warmer weather, longer days and the return of green to our color palate after months of white and grey? Now don't get me wrong, I love to ski and really enjoy winter in Franconia, N.H. where I work and play year round. But there's something about the first signs of warmer weather that always help me forget about white for a moment. Many of us have become accustomed to various signs of the impending spring; some note the first Robin seen on their lawn or the first blades of grass on their lawn as it emerges from beneath the snow.
As a real estate agent in the
All in all, the real estate market this year has improved and we are optimistic for 2011. In real estate, there is a saying that "all real estate is local". While the national headlines talk about the real estate market as a whole, it's a lot like the weather – you see different weather scenarios all over the country, but what you really want is the forecast in your area. Currently we are seeing modest increases in the number of homes sold in Grafton County, and we notice an increase in the average sales price. While the days a house was on the market has increased a bit in both Coos and Grafton, but really not by a huge degree. Homes that come onto the market priced correctly are finding new owners.
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It has been quite a ride in 2009, rising foreclosures, lower housing prices, and at the beginning of the year it all was looking so bleak. However, it would appear we have hit bottom and are rebounding, both nationally and locally. Fed Chairman Ben Bernacke was recently quoted as saying,
"Housing in the coming year is going to be a relative bright spot - a helpful driver of national economic growth, rather than the wet blanket it's been for the past couple of years."The headlines are everywhere: "Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors. "
We are so pleased at Peabody & Smith Realty to announce that our Managing Broker in our Littleton office, Joy Moore has been selected as the REALTOR® of the Year from the Lakes Region Board of REALTORS®.
According to the Lakes Region Board of Realtors, The REALTOR® of the Year award is the highest honor any board of REALTORS® can bestow on one from their membership. There are
around 800 members in the Lakes Region Board and they base the award on REALTOR® spirit, local board activity business accomplishments and other activities.
Always exuberant, she really fits her name, Joy called us from the road on her way home from the meeting and gave us...