Selling Your Portsmouth NH Home During The Holidays

Home and condo owners in Portsmouth NH…

and elsewhere, always ask questions about what to do during the holidays with regards to their decorations.  That’s a great question and one that should be taken seriously, by both the agent and the sellers, whether you’re selling a condo or a home.

Less is best, as the saying goes.  Not all potential buyers will appreciate a heavily decorated home, nor will all potential home buyers have the same taste you have in decorations.

The goal is to get your Portsmouth home or condo sold…

….and you want all buyers to be able to see your home and not be caught up in looking at your decorations.  Some fresh greens in a few areas, and maybe some holiday-colored candles would be something festive and simple to use.  Some nice white lights add a nice touch, and also serve to light the outside of your house as a welcoming gesture.

A recent article in the Portsmouth Herald has some great tips for holiday decorating – “Selling Your Home? Go Easy On Holiday Decor”.  Use this as a professional guide to help you with your holiday decorating.

Would you like information on the New Hampshire or Maine real estate market?  Do you have questions about the buying or selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk Portsmouth NH real estate!

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Sell Your Portsmouth NH Home Faster and For More Money

Trying to sell your Portsmouth NH home or condo?

If you are, then you know competing for today’s buyers is quite challenging, to say the least.

 

Want to increase the chances of those buyers wanting to make your Portsmouth home theirs!

You need to go the extra step or two to make your house as welcoming and inviting as you can, and that means from the curb to the inside.

In a recent article in the Portsmouth Herald, an article “Staging Helps Home Sale Speed and Price”, the author talked about the benefits of making sure your home is properly presented to potential buyers, and ways to go about doing that.  Be sure to check out that article for more detailed information on the staging process and how it can help in the home-selling process.

Getting your Portsmouth NH home sold in today’s real estate market….

….means working with your experienced professional NH REALTOR – setting the proper price and setting the right presentation of your home.

For buyers in today’s market, it’s the EXPERIENCE they feel when they view your home, and you want that to be the very best it can be, from the first moment they lay eyes on your home from the street.  That exterior curb appeal has to be such that it makes them want to come see the inside of the home.  Once they’re inside, you want your entryway to speak to them and beckon them in further.

Getting things right from the start – price and presentation – will help your home sell quicker than the competition and typically for the most money the market will bear.  It’s all about attention to detail and the experience!

 

 

Would you like information on the New Hampshire or Maine real estate market?  Do you have questions about the buying or selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk Portsmouth NH real estate!

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Scarecrows of the Port | Portsmouth NH Homes

If you make your home in Portsmouth NH, or have been visiting and wishing you had a Portsmouth New Hampshire home, you’ve most likely seen all the endearing scarecrows that have popped up all around the downtown area.

Some just kinda sneak up on you, and others are right out there and easily spotted.

These Scarecrows of the Port are the brainchild of volunteers from the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, and various businesses around town added some scarecrows of their own this year.  “The Scarecrows of the Port began last year when the submarine USS New Hampshire was commissioned.  It was suggested that the scarecrows would be a good draw to the city and give the submarine event another perspective of Portsmouth.”, quoted from The Portsmouth Herald.

Take a drive around the downtown Portsmouth area and see how many of these fun scarecrows you can spot!  Every time I drive through town, I see another 1 or 2 that I hadn’t seen before.  And to make sure you’re not missing any, make sure to check out the video and map available at the Scarecrows of the Port website.

Don’t wait too long to see these scary but lovable Portsmouth NH Scarecrows – they’ll only hanging out around town until November 1st……  if you miss them, you’ll have to wait until next fall to see them again….

Would you like information on the New Hampshire or Maine real estate market?  Do you have questions about the buying or selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk Portsmouth NH real estate!

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Hampton Beach NH Given 5 Star Rating

 

New Hampshire is blessed to have one of the safest beaches in America as one of our own –
Hampton Beach NH!!

Of course, those of us who make the NH Seacoast area our home already knew of the great qualities Hampton Beach offers, but it’s nice to have the rest of the country know it now, too. 

 

The Natural Resources Defense Council gave Hampton Beach State Park a 5-star rating because of the cleanliness of the water and best. 

 

One of their spokespeople said, “Hampton Beach is one of the best beaches in the nation. It’s got clean water and it’s well-monitored.”  Another quality used to rate America’s beaches is how well they communicate to the public if there are any problems at the beach – using signs and internet methods.  This is the second year in a row for Hampton Beach to have received a 5-star rating.

The top 3 states that received the highest accolades for having the best beach water quality in the country were New Hampshire (yay!), Delaware and Virginia, in that order.  Hooray for NH – we always knew we had a great quality of life here, and awards like this just show others how awesome it is to make New Hampshire home!

           

Would you like information on the Portsmouth New Hampshire area real estate market? Do you have questions about the selling process? Give me a call at 1-888-349-5678 x 3839 or send me an email and let’s talk real estate!

 

            

              

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Portsmouth NH Homes For Sale

Are you thinking about buying a Portsmouth NH home? 

 

We have some nice homes currently for sale in a variety of locations around town.

 

 

 

 

 

Portsmouth NH Homes – Jan. 1, 2009 to July 21, 2009

There are presently 65 homes for sale in Portsmouth, and they range in price from $229,900 to $8,500,000.  The average asking price is $678,091, with the average days on the market being 93 days for those homes currently for sale.

Portsmouth has 59 homes presently sale pending, with most of those due to be sold/closed in the next 30 days.  The average asking price for those homes sale pending was $340,119, average days on the market was 110 days.

There have been 67 homes in Portsmouth that have sold/closed since January 1, 2009.  The average selling price of those sold Portsmouth NH homes was $326,144 and the average days on the market for these homes was 110 days.  The sellers of those homes that have sold since the beginning of the year received, on average, 95% of their last asking price.

How do this year’s sold homes stack up against last year’s Portsmouth NH real estate figures?

 

Portsmouth NH Homes – Jan. 1, 2008 July 21, 2008

We had 67 homes in Portsmouth sell/close in this same time frame last year, and the average selling price of those homes sold was $366,103, and the average days on the market last year was 109 days.  This time last year, sellers on average received 96% of their last asking price.

So, we’re seeing the same number of homes selling this year as last year.  The average selling price this year is a little lower than last year’s average selling price, by about $40,000.  The average days on the market is the same, and the list to sales ratio is a percent different.  Prices are a little bit lower this year, so it really is a good time to be buying a Portsmouth NH home if you’re giving some thought to getting into the real estate market.

Is buying a new home in Portsmouth NH something you’re thinking about?  If you’d like to have an experienced professional Portsmouth NH REALTOR on your side in your search, send me an email or give me a call at 888-349-5678 ext. 3939.

I’d be very happy to talk with you about making your dreams come true!

 

 

 

 

           

                      

   

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