Are you selling a home in the Portsmouth New Hampshire or New Hampshire Seacoast area and have an interested buyer but they won’t put an offer in writing to you? Why not make an offer to them? Granted this is a little unusual and definitely ‘outside the box’ but sometimes I’ve found that when a […]
Today is “King Tide” day in Portsmouth New Hampshire. A King Tide is the highest tide of the year and usually occurs around a full moon. King Tide today in Portsmouth was around 12:30 PM. This is what the same scene looks like at low tide PREP (Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership) is once again holding […]
Newcastle NH is a quaint little village, an island actually, that is full of antique-vintage style homes. It has a wonderful feel to it, has its own elementary school, and the little town center area is made up of the post office, the fire department, a little mom-and-pop store, and a church. New Castle is […]
In a recent Gallup poll, Americans were asked to rate 24 different business sectors and industries on a five-point scale ranging from “very positive” to “very negative.” The poll was first conducted in 2001, and has been used as an indicator of “Americans’ overall attitudes toward each industry”. For the first time since 2006, Americans […]
As long time Portsmouth NH Realtors my partner Ann Cummings and I feel a big part of our job is to furnish correct and timely information to our clients in order for them to make the best decisions. One question we’re often asked is; “Are we better off renting for now and buying later?” Our […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be standing on the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth NH when one of those really, really big ocean going ships passed through it? As Portsmouth residents that’s a fairly common sight we get to enjoy often. Here’s a video I made while standing on the bridge […]
Portsmouth NH – Technology and real estate come together at a new level for home buyers. Introducing NHCoastalHomes.com Here’s how NH Coastal Homes is different from most conventional real estate search websites. It’s much more accurate. We pull a feed directly from the New England Multiple Listing Service (MLS) every 15 minutes. Some homes still […]
SEACOAST AUGUST RESIDENTIAL MARKET ENJOYS MODEST GAIN OVER 2012 NUMBERS PORTSMOUTH NH — August Residential real estate sales of homes and condominiums in the 13 Sample Seacoast Towns enjoyed modest gains over the same period in 2012, according to statistics recently released by the Seacoast Board of REALTORS. The 13 Sample Seacoast Towns are Exeter, […]
New Hampshire home sales numbers continue strong, steady climb. Residential home sales in New Hampshire saw a year-over-year increase for the 20th consecutive month in July, outpacing July 2012 by 23 percent, while the price of those homes was up by 11 percent for the month as well. There were 1,637 residential sales in July, […]
The National Association of Realtors recently released some data that is sure to be encouraging for anyone thinking about selling a home. Evidently, existing home sales increased for the second month in a row in May to a level that is significantly higher than last year. What’s more, median home sales prices saw double-digit year-over-year […]
The first six months of 2013 are now behind us so let’s take a look at Portsmouth NH real estate sales and see how they compare to the first six months of years past. As you can clearly see from the chart above, sales in the Portsmouth NH market are on the upswing. Our market […]
MAY NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST REAL ESTATE SALES LOG THE STRONGEST SHOWING FOR THE YEAR Sales of single-family homes and condominiums hit yearly highs in May as the spring market in the 13-sample seacoast towns roared on. The 13 sample towns are Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, North Hampton, Newmarket, Portsmouth Rye, […]
It’s fun living in beautiful Portsmouth NH and being able to see the surrounding NH Seacoast so often. There are so many scenic and spectacular areas it’s tough to know where to photograph next. And when warmer weather returns a lot of Portsmouth NH residents love to spend time inland on New Hampshire’s many lakes […]
In the summer and fall of 1905 US President Theodore Roosevelt brokered a peace treaty between Japan and Russia.
He brought both sides to Portsmouth New Hampshire to negotiate the terms of that treaty which became known as the The Treaty of Portsmouth of 1905. This historic treaty marked the formal end of the Russo-Japanese War and marked the beginning of a new era of diplomatic negotiations.
We talk daily to potential homebuyers in the Portsmouth New Hampshire and other NH and southern Maine Seacoast areas. One common question we get is: “Do you think prices have hit bottom yet?” Not having a crystal ball we can’t answer that question accurately nor can anyone else. One thing we can say with accuracy […]
