Archive for the ‘Market Update’ Category


Trust Your Gut

It’s like asking a painter if he thinks you should change the color of the interior walls of your Jackson nh real estate.  Or, better yet, asking the unscrupulous car salesman if the vehicle you are test-driving would be a good purchase.  I’m not saying you won’t get an honest answer, but in any situation [...]

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Oh, what a relief it is.

It’s akin to the feeling you get as a kid when Christmas morning is finally here.  The anticipation has built up for weeks and now you awake to the smells of breakfast and the scene of Santa’s bounty left behind.  Regardless of whether your gift is a pair of socks or that new easy-bake oven [...]

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Early Adopters Thinking Long Term

New Hampshire has a few “Firsts” that we can be proud of.  On January 5th, 1776 NH’s congress ratified the first-in-the-nation state constitution.  (I knew my birthday had some special significance!)  In 1938, Earl Tupper of Berlin, invented… you guessed it, Tupperware!  In 1963, NH legislature approved the first legal state lottery in the Country.   [...]

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Appraisal, Assessment, CMA, Zestimate??

Often times we find that North Conway Real Estate sellers are being misled by the numerous “home values” they are provided by different organizations. Let’s go over a couple of them and then talk about the accuracy of each. The first number we will cover is an “Appraisal”.  This is typically done for the lending [...]

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Nobody ever loses money buying Real Estate

You lose money when you HAVE to Sell.  The same is typically said about stocks.  If you are forced to sell a stock when it is dragging on the bottom of its value cycle, you are likely going to lose money.  With real estate, those folks that invested in property for whatever reason at whatever [...]

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Distressed Sales: By State

The chart below shows the facts associated with what most of us were already aware of.  The number of distressed homes in New England, as compared to the numbers across the country, is truly not that bad.  When you look out at states like Nevada and Arizona, one can’t help but feel bad for the [...]

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