Eastman Lake NH

Here are a few simple ideas that will help change the look of your home and hopefully make it look better to a buyers eyes. Rearrange the furniture- add or remove pieces, maybe add a mirror, this will make the room feel bigger. Add some house plants- This adds texture, warmth and color to any roo...

NEW ORLEANS, LA It is now 3 and 1/2 years since Katrina's 2nd landfall on August 29th, 2005 in Southeast Louisiana.  With the unprecedented economic downturn and the excitement of a new President and the New HOPE promised by President Obama, Katrina seems to be a distant past, a fading memory, s...

Yes it's true! Everyone needs to keep their sense of adventure no matter how bad the media wants you to think the economy is. Today is January 28th, 2009 and we are right in the middle of the biggest snow storm of the year. We are expecting 15" plus of the fluffy stuff and I hope it keeps coming....

Yes it's true! Everyone needs to keep their sense of adventure no matter how bad the media wants you to think the economy is. Today is January 28th, 2009 and we are right in the middle of the biggest snow storm of the year. We are expecting 15" plus of the fluffy stuff and I hope it keeps coming....

My first thought when I was think about writing this blog was to brag about the area I live in and tell you all about how special it is to live so close to all the great skiing we have locally. After thinking about that topic for a while I just couldn't limit my blog to just skiing, even though w...

Often buyers will ask if they should consider buying a foreclosed property? They want to know what the risks are? If they can lose their deposit? Can they have contingencies in the Purchase Agreement?   Would it be better to buy at the foreclosure auction? Usually I answer by saying there are som...

Check the insulation levels in your homes attic, walls, ceilings , floors and crawl spaces.  The attic is a good place to invest in more insulation to help keep heat in and cold out, in winter and the cool in the heat out in the summer. Make and inspection for holes or cracks around your walls, w...

We have quite a stretch of cold weather. I do not remember when the temperature rose above freezing! Yet progress rolls on. It looks like all the concrete has been poured for the pool area. This concrete wall you see on the right is the front of the pool. This is what we will see as we drive or w...

I'm going to take a look back on the last THREE years of the Eastman Real Estate market. Just so you know it's really not that bad. Briefly, 2008 started out quite nicely and we were ahead of last years sales through the first half of the year. Then the financial crisis hit in September and reall...

If I hadn't heard the words from Countrywide's short sale negotiator myself, I may not have believed it. Countrywide started out in this business as a bottom feeder, and I offer this story as evidence that Countrywide is returning to its roots. The demand Countrywide made yesterday on a short sal...