New Hampshire and Maine Homes and Condos

Rye New Hampshire - Historic Bridge For
Sale!

Yep, you read that correctly - we do, in fact, have a bridge
for sale right here in Rye New Hampshire.  And it’s also one that’s
eligible for being listed in the National Register of Historic Places due to the
significance of its engineering.

Why is this historic bridge being offered up for auction?  Federal law
stipulates that all historic bridges must be offered to the public before any
demolition can take place.

Where is this bridge for sale?  If you know where Odiorne
Point State Park is on the Atlantic Ocean in Rye NH, you’re almost right on it.  Look for the
Odiorne Point boat launch, and it’s right there.

Details of the bridge:

• 22 feet long

• 6 feet
  by 16 feet floor structure

• 4.3 foot sidewalk on one side, 3.5 foot
  sidewalk on the other side

If you’re seriously interested in owning this bridge, you must submit a
written bid by July 16, 2008.  These bids will be opened on the 17th of
July.

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Looking to buy a home or condo in the Portsmouth NH
area? 

Make sure you start off by getting a written pre-approval letter from
a professional lender.

Now that you’ve found the perfect Portsmouth home or condo, it’s time to make your mortgage application.  Here’s what you’ll need to get together for
your lender so you can provide him or her complete information to get your
home mortgage in the works:

–  one month’s worth of pay check stubs;
–  your last 2 years’ of your
W-2 forms;
–  your most recent 2-3 months’ of bank account
statements;
–  account numbers and contact information on all credit cards
and outstanding loans;
–  child support and/or alimony payments, if
applicable;
–  your last 2 years’ of tax returns, if you’re
self-employed.

This information is necessary to process your request for a Portsmouth NH home or condo mortgage, so the more
documentation you can provide up front, the smoother and more stress-free your
real estate purchase and mortgage process will be.  If your
lender requests additional informtation, do your best to get that information
back as quickly as you can.  Keep the process flowing and don’t cause
unnecessary delays by not providing what’s asked for or by challenging your
lender’s need for certain information or documentation.

Here are some other tips to pay heed to while you’re in the homebuying
process:

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As a full-time professional New
Hampshire REALTOR iin the Portsmouth real estate
market, I get asked frequently how the market is, what’s for sale,
what’s sold, etc.  The real estate market here in the Portsmouth NH area has
been very active for the last few months now, and I’ve been really busy listing
and selling homes and condos in the Seacoast NH and
Maine areas.

Here’s the June Portsmouth NH Real Estate Market Recap -
June 2008

Single-Family Homes in
Portsmouth:

*  Homes for sale - 71 homes currently for sale
*  New listings in June
2008 - 17 homes came on the market
*  Homes sale pending in June 2008 - 7
homes went under agreement in June
*  Homes sold in June 2008 - 19 homes sold
in June
*  Average sales price - $416,126
*  Average days on the market -
83 days on the market before selling
*  Average list to sell ratio -
96.14%

Condos and Townhomes in
Portsmouth:

*  Condos for sale - 94 condos currently for sale
*  New listings in June
2008 - 20 condos came on the market in June
*  Condos sale pending in June
2008 - 12 condos went under agreement in June
*  Condos sold in June 2008 -
18 condos sold in June
*  Average sales price - $304,264
*  Average days
on the market - 130 days on the market before selling
*  Average list to sell
ration - 98.07%

Multi-Family Properties
in Portsmouth:

*  Multis for sale - 6 multi-family properties currently for sale
*  New
listings in June 2008 - 2 new multi-family listings came on the market in
June
*  Multis sale pending in June 2008 - 1 multi-family property went sale
pending in June
*  Multis sold in June 2008 - there were no sold multi-family
properties in June
*  Average sales price - 0
*  Average days on the
market - 0
*  Average list to sell ratio - 0

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Portsmouth New Hampshire Chosen for Top 20 Best Towns In US

For those of us who call Portsmouth NH home, we already know what magazines
and surveys tell the rest of the world - Portsmouth is a GREAT PLACE TO CALL
HOME!!

Portsmouth was recently honored with another high accolade, this one being
named to the ‘Top 20 Best Towns in America’ by Outside Magazine.  This honor was
given based on criteria used to determine the best places in the country that
provide ‘the greatest opportunities for living the good life‘.

Sited as a ‘compact walkable city… a magnet for emerging muscians and
artists, with eight indie theaters including the renovated Music Hall, half a
dozen galleries, film fests, a slow-food movement, and live music seven nights a
week‘.  We have all that and much more - those of us who live here in Portsmouth
just love it. 

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