Well finally some good news about our Real Estate market. I was talking with a client yesterday about how every real estate market is local, it is very hard to predict what will happen with Lakes Region Real Estate by comparing it to the California market. We simply did not have prices jump as fast as other parts of the Country, we had a steady more healthy growth.

 Read the article in Business Week

LACONIA — With soaring fuel prices and increasingly congested but unmaintained highways, the call of “all aboard” may one day again be heard throughout New Hampshire, including Franklin, Laconia, Meredith and Plymouth.

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By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com
 

Article Date: Thursday, November 29, 2007

Recently, the Gunstock Commission, a board directors that oversees the operation of Gunstock Mountain Resort for Belknap County, presented county commissioners with ideas for partnering with private investors — in a long-term lease model — to enhance the recreation area that has existed on the slopes of Belknap Mountain Range since the 1930s.

 Read the aticle in the Citizen

The first order of business for New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s new executive vice president and general manager Jerry Gappens is to calm the fear here that New England’s largest sports facility will lose one of its two NASCAR Nextel Cup races.

Read Article in the Union Leader

New Hampshire: The state is expected to outperform all other New England states with an average annual gross product growth rate of 3 percent through 2011. New Hampshire also is expected to lead the region in employment growth, with a 1.7 percent annual rate. But real estate values are expected to be pressured well into next year by rising numbers of people paying mortgages late and facing foreclosure.

Read the whole article on Boston Hearld.com

There are many questions as to how the new regulations are going to affect home owners rights on their waterfront properties. It is a delicate balance to protect our greatest asset without taking away the properties owners right to enjoy their own land. Here is the summary page from the State of New Hampshire’s DES page.

 Comprehensive Shoreland Protection - Summary of Changes

I know it is about time, my stats for the sales on Winnipesaukee were from 2005. I have put a more recent spread sheet on my site. Be sure to scroll down to sell year to date information.

Lake Winnipesaukee Real Estate Sales Statistics