Londonderry, NH

This week the Town of Londonderry has launched their new web site bringing the Town into the 21st century. This new web site is great with a welcome center and an introduction to the Town by its Town Manager David Caron. It also supplies links for Community Service information, information about our Schools and even our Economic Developement.

I am very pleased with the new site, as should any member of our Town. This web site is a great way to introduce Londonderry to anyone who wishs to move here. If you are interested in checking the site or would like to get more information about our town you can click on the link www.londonderrynh.org and check out all that our Town has to offer!

A few months ago I posted a blog regarding the absorption rate for the Town of Londonderry and I stated that through June Londonderry had an absorption rate of 6.5 months. This meant that Londonderry properties for sale were seeing an average market time of 6.5 months and based on historical statistics an absorption rate of approximately 6 months is not considered to be bad.

When a market is in a "Sellers Market" the absorption rate is below 6 months, somewhere around 2-3 months is a strong Sellers Market. If we are above the 6 month mark, then the market is considered to be in a "Buyers Market". Although Londonderry's current absorption rate is above the magic 6 month mark (currently holding at 6.6) it remains steady and has not moved higher up. This is continued good news for Londonderry residents, since this indicates that our market continues to be stronger than most Towns in Rockingham County.

If you are thinking of Selling your house and would like more information regarding your homes value and what is currently going on in the market, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to serving all your Real Estate needs.

In every kind of market we have in Real Estate all Realtors and Consumers have to deal with the issue of what is a "Reasonable Offer". As a Buyer or Seller, do you know what your Realtor thinks is a reasonable offer? In most cases I would say Consumers and Realtors never discuss this issue prior to signing a Agency Contract and they probably don't even discuss it during the Contract time. In most cases what is a reasonable offer will only come up when either the Buyer is making an offer or the Seller is having to review an offer, it's at this point that this "sticky" issue can arise. This can not only put the Buyer and Seller at odds with each other, but can actually involve the Buyer/Seller Agent with their Client.

Everyone has their own definition of what is a reasonable offer to make or what is a reasonable offer to accept, and if your a Realtor (especially in this market) you should be discussing what your Client thinks is a reasonable offer. If you are not then when it's time to make an offer, you as the Buyer Agent may find that you have an unreasonable Buyer (in your opinion) and the same thing can happen on the Sellers side. So what do you do when things like this come up, the answer is to not allow them to happen. Communication is key to a successful transaction and as Realtors you should know what your Client considers as reasonable, if your a Buyer/Seller and your Realtor has not discussed this with you then now is the time to bring up the issue, so you know where he/she stands regarding this topic.

The Town of Londonderry had its own version of the hit TV series "Extreme Makeover" with Project Bernadette. The project came about when friends of Bernadette became aware of the plight she was in; never one to complain, it appeared no one who new Bernadette was aware that her house was in dire need of a make over.

This past weekend , after weeks of preparation and organization, Project Bernadette was launched. Many in the Town of Londonderry were organized into a huge volunteer force; included in the numbers were the Londonderry High School Football Team led by their Coach, The Londonderry Knights of Columbus out of St. Jude Parish and a host of individual caring people who also just wanted to help . During this past Saturday and Sunday new flooring was installed, carpeting put down, rooms painted, windows installed , an attic emptied, landscaping done and much, much more.

To say that working this weekend on project Bernadette was satisfying would be an understatement, everyone involved felt truly blessed to have been able to help this wonderful woman and her son make over their house and give them both a more livable place to call home. This project would never have been accomplished if it were not for the selfless dedication and determination of one person. Jean Manley a friend of Bernadette who, after finding out about the situation she was in, orgainized and managed the entire project. Jean Manley's dedication over the past few months to put together the needed volunteers was indispensible to the project. I personally want to thank Jean Manley for her selfless Christian act of giving, I also want to thank all the other volunteers who came out over this weekend and joined my wife and I (along with our oldest son Sean) to help make Project Bernadette the success that it was.

All residents in Londonderry have something to be proud of, since our High School has been named as the best High School for this year. James Elefante has been principal their for approximately 4years and is retiring in June, after decades of service to Londonderry, he formerly was principal at Mathew Thorton Elementary.

The naming of Londonderry High as the best in New Hampshire is an award that everyone from the Town Council, School Board and especially the residents of Londonderry can be proud of.