Blame the Weather

The weather in New England always gets blamed for everything bad that happens.  “Traffic was bad due to the weather.”  “No one came to the Open House due to the weather.”  “Business is off due to the weather.”

For the winter of 2011/2012, we all need to take back all the bad things we’ve said in the past.  The fact of the matter is that the weather this year has been good for the Real Estate market in New England and many buyers and sellers took advantage of the mild weather – so far.  Visitor at Open Houses haven’t needed to trudge up snowy or icy walkways, and as Real Estate Agents, it’s nice to not have to climb a snow bank to put in an Open House sign.  Although, with the frozen ground, I have tied Open House signs to sign posts.

According to Northern New England Real Estate Network (NNEREN.com) statistics for January 2012, New Hampshire saw an increase of 19.5% on residential listings sold, a 13.4% increase by total dollars.  Hillsborough County alone saw an increase 13.7% on residential listings sold, reflecting a 6.8% increase by total dollars.  In Massachusetts Association of Realtors reports single-family homes put under agreement in January were up a whopping 39.4% over last year.  Not that January 2011 was a banner year but growth is always a positive sign.

So it’s a nice start to the new year for Real Estate in New England!  Let the ski areas complain about the weather.

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Sandy LeRette – Realtor® ABR – Better Homes & Garden Real Estate / The Masiello Group – 436 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH  03063  cell: (603) 661-7301 email: slerette@masiello.com

Bob LeRette – Div. Sales Manager/ Real Estate – Boston.com & The Boston Globe,  617-929-2104 email:  rlerette@boston.com   & Realtor® - Better Homes & Garden Real Estate / The Masiello Group – 436 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH  03063