Thinking of selling your Southern New Hampshire home during the holidays?
In this market we all know a home needs to be "prepared" to sell or "staged" to sell as some would call it. It is especially important during the Holidays.
We all love our special holiday decorations but when your home is on the market it's time to keep some of them packed away.
It's hard to "live in" a home while it is on the market and to keep that home feeling like it is still your home. But, as attached as we are remember that "less is better" when it comes to decorations, family knickknacks and yes even family pictures.
It's important that the potential buyers can imagine themselves in your home and if your home is heavily decorated and full of all "your" stuff it sometimes inhibits the buyers and makes it hard for them to get beyond your stuff to the point where they can picture their stuff in it's place.
We want to help them mentally move in!
Curb appeal is crucial both at the curbside and on the Internet ...how your home is packaged makes all the difference.
We can get potential buyers to your home but once there your home needs to capture them. Your home needs to "pop" and touch the buyer. A well staged home...either professionally or with the use of some common tips can make a big difference in the marketability of your home.
This video is just the first step. Give us a call if you're considering listing your southern New Hampshire home for sale. We can assist you in pricing and in making sure your home is ready for the market.
No obligation- No pressure...just some free help with the hopes that you like the difference we can make so much that you trust us with the sale of your home. Jay and Monika McGillicuddy 603-548-7685 
It isn't often that we actually get a gift for no reason at all and like all things this gift has some strings BUT if you are planning on a dinner or lunch out then this is really a gift.
I received this information from someone who actually has used this service often, but so far Jay and I have not. We do plan on trying it and I have verified that the website does have restaurants that are local to me.
Basically what you do is put in your zip code on the web site and it will bring up participating restaurants in your area within 15 or so miles.
As I said, I checked our area and there are some excellent restaurants that participate.
Most restaurants offer gift certificates in various amounts and some with pretty steep discounts.
The kicker is you need to buy the gift certificates and of course you pay for them upfront so if you don’t use them the restaurants get their money. But if you do use them you could enjoy a $25.00 meal for only $3.00 excluding alcohol and tips of course.
For example recently there was a special buy a $25 certificate for 80% off (ended that day) which came to $5.00...then when you get to the check out, you type in for the promotion code the word "Surprise" and the total of the certificates you've ordered came up at $2.00 each!!!
Pretty cool! Buy, print them out and go enjoy a super cheap meal.
Most are good for a year but be sure to check out the expiration date just in case. Don't forget to type in the word "Surprise" for the added discounts if they apply!
www.restaurant.com Enjoy and Happy Holidays
Jay and Monika
I've often said that I wish I had a crystal ball but somehow even without one...we already knew this...
Peter Francese titled this months NH real estate market trend report "What do we do now" ....I say for starters please read this article carefully and understand that investing in a home is still much better than investing in stocks and offers a greater return.
Peter Francese says it will be some months before we see an improvement and he makes some interesting comparisons to Best Buy and Circuit City. He also stresses that a greater web presence will be required to make an impact in this market. Things like multiple virtual tours, video tours and greater details will be needed in your listings.
I don't mind telling you that makes me feel real good.
Read more on NH Realty Scoops here..... What Can We Do Now?
A REALTOR can help you put the pieces together
The best way to try and show you what the Hampstead NH real estate market is doing is to create an Absorption rate chart for you. Hampstead NH Absorption rate Oct 2008... not a pretty picture. Currently there is a 21.7 month supply of homes on the market. This is based on sold data with no price range or size restrictions. If you narrowed it down to a specific price point and size it would narrow significantly.
For example using the same time frame but adding the price range of $250,000 to $299,900 the chart would narrow down to 13 + months of inventory. 13 plus months is still pretty high. If you compare it to a year ago we're doing a little better. Which is a good thing!
Our Bank foreclosure & Short Order Sale list has been updated.
If you'd like a more detailed list just send us an e-mail with your specific criteria including price range and location and we'll send it off to you. Or you can search multiple homes on your own using our search NH Homes. You'll have to sign in to have full access but I promise you we'll not hound you in anyway.
We hate Spam probably more than you do since we receive a few hundred spam e-mails and comments a day. It's a royal pain so no way am I going to do it.
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I have been a New Hampshire real estate agent since 1984 and have been training other agents since 1988.
I live in Hampstead NH with my husband and business partner Jay. Jay and I work together as a real estate team for Prudential Verani in Hampstead. He holds down the sales front while I spend a lot of my time training agents. Together we have over 44 years of real estate experience behind us. I teach ABR, SRES, GRI, Quick Start which is a new agent training program and Ethics courses for the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS®. I also teach several courses including Agency and REALTOR® professionalism through out the states of NH, Vermont and Maine. I have several classes that I have developed that are approved for continuing education credits for license renewal in NH,VT and Maine.
Want to learn more about Monika McGillicuddy check out my Blog at New Hampshire Real Estate Blogs.
Since becoming a REALTOR® in 1984, I have twice been honored to have been selected REALTOR® of the Year by my peers. I have served on several committees, chaired the professional standards committee for several years, as well as being a State, local Director and an orientation instructor for my local board.
I have also been very active at the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS®, a long-term member of and have chaired the professional standards committee, the legal committee, served on the Executive committee for 2 years. I have just been selected to chair the Professional Development committee.
I am a National Association of REALTORS® trained Professional Standards and Mediation instructor. Currently I am serving a second 3 year term on National Associations of REALTORS®, Professional Standards committee.
I continue to work in the field listing and selling real estate on a daily basis. Over the years, I have attended countless seminars, conferences, conventions, and continue to promote the REALTOR® image and spirit that I so strongly believe in.
I discovered my passion for teaching early in my real estate career and I am really proud to be able to offer hands on skill development programs for REALTORS® of all levels.
Disclaimer……
~All statistics and housing information provided by Northern New England Real Estate Network Service. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Seek the advice of an attorney on all legal matters.
~The opinions expressed on this blog are that of Jay and Monika McGillicuddy and no one else’s and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Prudential Verani Realty, Inc. or any employee thereof. Prudential Verani is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by us on this blog. All information deemed accurate in is our best opinion and should not be relied upon without personally verifying it yourself. The information we post is believed to be accurate at the time of the post, our opinion of the situation may change at a later time with newer information or under a different set of circumstances. In other words, we reserve the right to change our mind from time to time. We are open to your comments on the blog post, however, we do reserve the right to delete your comment, if we find it offensive or hateful. Let’s all play nicely in the sandbox.
Check out my Training Website for detailed information on courses including the SRES and ABR courses.
Some of the classes that I currently teach besides GRI,ABR and SRES are:
Agency in the Trenches
Code of Ethics
New Agent Training QuickStart Program
Dual Agency Life in the Fast Lane
REALTOR Professional Guidelines
nderstanding Fiduciary...Your Professional Obligation
Procuring Cause...doing the right thing and getting paid for it
The Professional standards Enforcement Process.. what happens when we don't play nice in the sandbox
From a recent class…"Professional conduct and proper business practices should be part of licensing requirements." "Good open discussion on good business practice. Monika is very clear in presenting material & allows others to interject freely""Monika does great job training. She is always a pleasure to listen to & very knowledgeable. She does a great job making sure the class understands what's being taught. I like that she involves the class & doesn't focus on talking the entire time" "Great class, everyone should be encouraged to take this class." "Very helpful hearing the different scenarios/stories from other agents and Monika. Also, recommendations very helpful." "Good sharing of information" "A very good class" "Great topic-should be required each year for all agents or for recertification." "It was very informative. I think it is a very valuable class." “Monika is a great presenter!”“Really enjoyed the class- fun, straight forward, well paced and relevant information”“Excellent presentation and pace”“Monika did a great job explaining Agency relationships, the pit falls and how to keep it all in perspective”“She is simply- great”“Excellent instructor”“Should be required just like the CORE”“She made a basic topic very interesting”“Great examples of bad behavior”
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