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We are pleased to announce our firm, and our partners at Badger Realty were each recognized with top Member Achievement Awards from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), our global network of market-leading independent real estate firms. We won during a special awards ceremony held virtually. ?? 

Both of our firms won the Momentum Club award, given in recognition of achieving notable improvement in their broker-to-broker referral production in 2020. Business-to-business referrals are the mechanism real estate agencies and their agents use to assist our clients and customers in any area of the country and throughout the world.?  

Additionally, we won the Award of Excellence for Outgoing Referral Production. This award is presented to the member firm that has introduced the largest number of clients per sales associate to other affiliates within the network within their company-size category.   

As Jessica and I both handle relocation at our firms (along with other duties!) we feel being able to service a client who has been entrusted to us by a real estate agency from another part of the country is, in itself, an award. For us, these company and agent introductions enable our clients and customers to work with other exceptional agencies both locally and globally, and we are happy to set up introductions to help make this happen. If we can ever help you, please feel free to give us a call!

Chrissy Smith from Peabody & Smith Realty	Jessica DiPietro from Badger Realty

In Dick Gould's opinion, the individuals who have purchased lots at Ledgewood in Bethlehem, NH have bought a little piece of heaven. 

We recently interviewed Dick for this video about Ledgewood and for our Peabody & Smith News regarding the sell out of all the lots at Ledgewood Phase II. 

Dick shared how he remembers his daughter's comments as she first viewed the acreage more than a decade ago when she told her dad that, "Living in New Hampshire is like going to church, but living on this piece of property is like having a conversation with God."

"In my heart, I know that there are other places that have a similar effect on people," said Gould, the developer and Ledgewood homeowner, "but I am thankful that our family found ours here and have been able to share that experience with others."

Phase I, which was developed over 10 years ago, sold out over succeeding years, but Phase II of Ledgewood took a dramatically different turn partly in response to the pandemic. First opened in the Fall of 2020, Phase II was sold out in less than 6 months.

Andy Smith, our Broker/Owner said, "Buyers during the pandemic were looking for big views, acreage for privacy and space, and places to build their dream homes and create those gathering places for friends and family."

To listen to Dick share his vision for Ledgewood, click here:

Ledgewood Phase II included 18 parcels ranging in prices from $199,000 to $450,000 and set on over 800 acres in Bethlehem, with stunning views of Mt. Washington, Cannon, Lafayette, Garfield, Twin, and Galehead. The property includes 175 acres of common land, onsite ponds, woodland, walking trails, protected shoreline along the Ammonoosuc River with incredible fly fishing opportunities, and a private fish camp. Moose, deer, bears, turkeys, foxes and numerous songbirds are found throughout the property.

We were so pleased to be a part of Ledgewood, and were pleased to introduce Ledgewood to buyers from all around! 

For many years, we've sponsored two sections of road in Franconia & Plymouth NH as part of the Secondary Highway, Sponsor a Highway program through the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. We had two crews out last week, in time for Earth Day! Many bags of trash were collected and everyone had a great time! To learn more about the Sponsor a Highway program, click here. 

Left to Right: Elspeth Richardson and Katy Soukup start collecting!	From our Franconia & Bretton Woods Offices- Left to Right: Andy Smith, Matthew Penner, Elspeth Richardson, Katy Soukup & Steve Gorman pose for a quick photo after clean up!	From Our Plymouth and Holderness Offices-  Left to Right: Front Row: Jude Ruhm and Karen Walsh. Back row: Debbie Engelhardt, Missy Sullivan, Ray Newton, Jackie Elliott & Jerrod Mitchell
Matthew Penner collecting some great finds!	Katy Soukup at the start!

We Recognize Our Peabody & Smith Realty Agents & Staff!

The year 2020 was certainly out of the ordinary, and for many, filled with personal pain. In our company, we experienced all kinds of emotions and at all different times – and sometimes in just a minute! The real estate market in New Hampshire was strong starting in the spring, and continued strong through 2020. It was a year that brought new business protocols and an influx of buyers unlike anything we had seen before.

To celebrate the highlights of the year, we gathered virtually in early February to recognize our agents and staff. This year the applause was over the speaker of the computer, but the smiles and exuberating of our team was as loud as ever.

In 2020, we recorded grand total, gross sales in excess of $208 million dollars, according to statistics from the Northern New England Real Estate Network. (Based on data from the New England Real Estate Network, grand total gross sales, NH & VT, all categories for time period 1/1/2020-12/31/2020.)

We distributed over $20,000 to area organizations including: AHEAD, Boys and Girls Club of the North Country, Franconia Ski Club, Holderness Historical Society, Littleton Regional Healthcare, Squam Lakes Association & Many More!

At the end of the award ceremony, we awarded the "Peabody & Smith Realty Residential Sales Associate of 2020" to Beth Horan. Beth has been with the firm for over 20 years and works in the Franconia office and services clients and customers in the North Country.

We also recognized the top agents for each office, and with that, we recognized the following agents:

Bretton Woods, NH Office: Michele Penner

Littleton, NH Office: Nikki Barrett

Plymouth, NH Office: Missy Sullivan

Holderness, NH Office: Jerrod Mitchell

Other awards included:

Highest Overall Customer Satisfaction Rating in 2020 – this award is compiled from all of our returned surveys – Fran Mattott was awarded this with the highest overall customer satisfaction rating. (5 is the highest you can get on our surveys and sometimes clients and customers write in higher numbers.)

Oval of Excellence – Mt. Monroe Level awarded to: Debbie James, Mary Dragon, Linda Matheson, Mary Doherty, Steve Gorman, Paty Ciotto, Fran Mattott, Jackie Elliott, Angela Spencer, Anne Foss, Debbie Engelhardt.

Oval of Excellence – Mt. Jefferson Level awarded to: Jason Cape, Patty O'Brien, Matthew Penner, Karen Walsh, Tiffany Howard, Joy Moore & Ray Newton.

Oval of Excellence – Mt. Adams Level awarded to: Charles Crannell, Aaron Woods & Keegan Rice.

Oval of Excellence – Mt. Washington Level awarded to: Jerry Love, Missy Sullivan, Jerrod Mitchell, Nikki Barrett, Michele Penner & Beth Horan.

Congratulations to our team and thank you to our clients and customers – it has been our pleasure to work with all of you and we look forward to assisting you in the future!