Town Spotlight: Rye, New Hampshire

Rye was the first New Hampshire settlement by a group of Fisherman at Odiorne Point. Rye was formally known as Sandy Point which indicates what is is best known for, a stunning coastline. 

Located directly on the Atlantic Ocean, Rye boasts the longest coastline in New Hampshire and Odiorne Point is now a state park that is the largest undeveloped land on the 18 miles of New Hampshire coastline. Rye is also home to four of the nine islands known as the Isles of Shoals and several beautiful beaches, including Wallis Sands and Jenness. 

Almost all of the commerce in Rye stems from local  businesses. 

Real Estate in Rye, NH

Rye's real estate has a wide variety of homes for sale. On the beach cabins to ocean front mansions, inland  starter homes to new construction lots. The current residential listings range from $174,900 to $3,950,000 further outlining the wide range available. 

Home buyers flock to this town because of the beautiful scenery, historical presence and great commuter location being approximately an hour from Boston and minutes from Portsmouth.

Click here to search for homes for sale in Rye, NH

Number of Homes on the Market TODAY -51

Average LIST Price in the Last 60 Days - $800,756

Average SOLD Price in the Last 60 Days - $3,950,000

Number of Homes Sold in the Last 60 Days - 9

Restaurant Week Portsmouth & the Seacoast

One of our favorite Seacoast events is the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce's Restaurant Week! It's a sure sign that spring has arrived in New Hampshire and is a great reason to try out someplace new!

If you are new to the area, a visitor or a local you are sure to see some amazing menu items and take advantage of the pre fixe pricing ($16.95 for lunch and $2295 for dinner.)

The 2015 Spring event lasts from this Thursday April 9th to  Saturday April 18th.

If you are from out of town, this is a great way to see what the Seacoast has to offer!

We are certainly looking forward to a few extra nights out on the town!

Call Great Island Realty today if you want to coincide a property tour while making your dinner reservations! 603.433.3350

Follow Great Island Realty on Facebook and Twitter for up to date details and pictures of where your favorite real estate agents are dining! #RWPortsmouthNH #GIRoutandabout

For more details please visit: 

http://www.portsmouthchamber.org/restaurantweek.cfm

Spring Cleaning & Staging: Now is the time!

Here on the Seacoast, it is finally starting to feel like Spring! And since it is time for you to do your spring cleaning, you might as well consider an important factor when selling your home: Staging It.

However, no matter how clean your home is, or is not, staging is beyond just cleaning. The goal is to give prospective buyers the vision to picture themselves living there.

According to the National Association of Realtors® 2015 Profile of Home Staging: 

"Thirty-two percent of buyers' agents believe staged homes increases the dollar value buyers are willing to offer by one percent to five percent."

A qualified real estate agent can advise you on how to 

1. De-personalize - a neutral setting to help a buyer envision where they would hang their family photos. This includes possibly changing your neon green daughter's room to a more popular shade.

2. De-clutter - a house can be clean and still have clutter. Use your spring cleaning and impending move to take this time to purge! Donate, have a yard sale, start packing or throw it away! 

3. Furniture Arrangement - Your real estate agent can help you by either using your existing furniture to help define a space, or perhaps they have you rent/borrow/buy a new piece to help display how an oddly shaped space might function better.

Check out Great Island Realty's Pinterest Board "Tips and Tricks" for more home staging and curb appeal advice! 

Curb Appeal Inspiration & Execution

How often have you driven by a home before asking your real estate agent to see the home? How many times have you changed your mind based on just what you can see from the outside?

Although the outside temperatures do not indicate it, spring is here and so is the spring real estate market!

This weekend starting at 10am Saturday & Sunday the 28th/29th, the 21st Annual Seacoast Home & Garden show is taking place in Durham, NH at the Whittemore Center Arena at UNH. 

With a low cost ticket of only $8 per adult and over 200 vendors this event full of activities, seminars, services & products should have plenty of inspiration for anyone selling their home. It will also allow the non-DIY'er to find someone else to execute!

A 2013 survey from the National Association of Realtors® showed that 71% of homebuyers place curb appeal on their list of important factors.

Your real estate agent can also provide great feedback, advice, and help you analyze which improvements get the most return value.  With their sound advice you can make sure your home is one that buyers want to see more of! 

Next week on the Great Island Realty blog: Spring Cleaning & Staging: Now is the time!

For more information on the Seacoast Home& Garden Show, please click here.