Posts from April 2020

There are two crises in this country right now: a health crisis that has forced everyone into their homes and a financial crisis caused by our inability to move around as we normally would. Over 20 million people in the U.S. became instantly unemployed when it was determined that the only way to defeat this horrific virus was to shut down businesses across the nation. One second a person was gainfully employed, a switch was turned, and then the room went dark on their livelihood.

The financial pain so many families are facing right now is deep.

How deep will the pain cut?

Major institutions are forecasting unemployment rates last seen during the Great Depression. Here are a few projections:

• Goldman Sachs – 15%
• Merrill Lynch – 10.6%
• Wells Fargo â...

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We're Open...But Working From Home Offices, Our Vehicles, Practicing Social Distancing & More!

We are committed to helping home buyers and sellers by continuing to add new listings and move sellers through the closing process. We want to achieve these goals with an eye always on the health and safety of our clients and team members. To that end, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has deemed real estate an essential business, and we are working within the guidelines laid out by the State of New Hampshire along with our own guidelines - we are still actively showing property, just in a diffe...

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Day 37 of At-Home Quarantine and Still the Very Busy Office

I try not to look at the calendar as it brings everything to reality. For this blog, I will say that I have been on home quarantine now for 37 days and I will continue until COVID is under control. I understand that compared to the rest of the world and in many places in the country this is not very long. But, for an administrator/Broker for an office of 7 agents, an Executive Assistant and a satellite office of 5 agents I am lonely. The typical day would be blistering fast with agents that fly into the office and stop and tell me that they just met with a great person that wants to list their house or that they just showed 4 great properties and will be writing up an offer soon. Then there will be that agent that fill me in and catches me up with what is hap...

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My Family believes that Green Woodlands is one of NH's best kept secrets, and I wanted to share some information on this remarkable place so others may find enjoyment 

there as well! The Green Woodlands Family Foundation has established 35 square miles of contiguous property in the towns of Lyme, Dorchester, Orford and Wentworth, NH. These 35 miles of beautiful NH wilderness are also connected by 70 miles of pristine mountain biking trails and 50 Kilometers of homologated cross country ski trails that stretch from Dorchester all the way to Lyme! Think about that for a moment, you can ski or bike on beautifully groomed trails from Dorchester to Lyme which is unbelievable!! 

For Winter use and skiing there are several warming huts along the trails that offer a warm wood stove and hot chocolate which is appreciated...

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Realtors discuss impact of COVID-19 pandemic

The Cabinet Press – April 17, 2020

As stay-at-home orders remain in effect, the question for real estate brokers is will people stay in their homes or sell while there are few offerings on the market?

Marc Drapeau, president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors moderated a panel discussion and press conference recently with several members of the New Hampshire realty community to discuss trends amid the pandemic.

Chris Masiello, president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and the Masiello Group, with 34 offices in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, said in general, people are

optimistic.

"There are people who are for sure waiting, putting their decisions off," he said. "There certainly is a sense of wanting to get back to whatever normal looks like at the other end of this. We're just very focused on helping our agents and our customers work their way th...

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