Eastman sewer owners will be seeing a small increase in their sewer bills. Quite honestly the sewer costs have been amazingly stable and inexpensive for a very long time.
The three page PDF will certainly explain all the details, rules the Eastman Sewer Co has to follow and what they do is not easy!!!
It’s been a few months since I posted some of the state sales figures but here they are. Some of them are rather scary if your a seller. Click on August Sales Stats if you want to go straight to the 3 page PDF file.
Some of the highlights are: The median sale price for all improved properties is $175,000 averaged out year to date. That’s down 6.42% from last year. Sullivan County is down 4.69% but Merrimack County is down 9.51%. I think locally, particularly in Eastman we are somewhat shielded from a 9% drop in a year. We just don’t have that many foreclosures driving prices down like they have in Concord area.
Another number going the wrong way is average selling price per square foot. At $120.00 that is not the lowest I’ve seen but these are August numbers. August sales are typically stronger than November and December. This year we peaked in June. July and August are trending down. It will be very interesting to see where Septembers numbers are.
Eastman specific: We have sold 19 homes so far this year vs. 39 for the same time period in 2010. Slightly less than half of last years numbers. Yet condo sales are up. Year to date there have been 8 units sold vs. 5 last year. By the end of the month the 9th condo sale will take place so that is a good sign.
Another extremely good sign is the fact that the average sales price for homes in Eastman has remained stable from last year. This years average sale price is $284,240. Last year there were three home sales over $600,000 and one sale at $530,000 which raised the average to $304,342. So even though the average is off this year by $20,000 realistically by taking out the highs and lows the average should be right around $280,ooo so this year we have a solid number!!
If you are a buyer, Interest rates are astoundingly low. 30 Year fixed rates with no points at 3.75% Who would have thought that??? The combination of interest rates and home prices are extremely attractive. Don’t be the one to say I should have bought then….It’s a great time to buy….and now is the time!
The results are in and the Eastman NH end of season tennis tournament is all behind us. What a fun season it was and the tennis tournament was just icing on the cake!!!
Winners of the men’s combined age of 125 years or more were Bruce Johnson and Glenn McKune
Winners of the men’s doubles are Peter Ericson and Jeff Adie
Winners of the women’s doubles are Jen LaChance and Christine Cecchetti
Winners of the mixed doubles are Jen LaChance and Jeff Adie
Fun was had by all who played!! Everyone is look forward to next year. Tennis will continue for a few more weeks as the weather holds out and the courts are in outstanding condition.
It’s the beginning of September and the year end Eastman tennis tournament is well under way. There are several categories and age groups to make it fun for everyone.
The all age group, men’s doubles and women’s doubles finals will be played on Saturday morning at 9am. The teams of C. Cecchetti/Lechance play the sister team of Geri and Nancy Jachim. At the same time Tombs/R. Cecchetti take on Adie/Ericson in the mens final. A casual breakfast will be served and the match is scheduled for 9am.
The mixed doubles (all age) finals were played last night in a slight rain. The team of Adie/Lechance defeated Tombs/C. Cecchetti. The first set was an exciting one for all neither team was at their best but Adie/Lechance pulled out the 6-4 win. In the second set, although score of 6-0 doesn’t tell the story, several games went to multiple deuces and could have easily gone to Tombs/C. Cecchetti. Coach Gary made a pre match prediction of a third set tie break and he was almost right.
In the men’s doubles, combined age of 125 years or more, the team of McKune/Johnson defeated R. Cecchetti/Slabin 6-4 6-3. Bruce Johnson is have a comeback year and played outstanding tennis. Having Glen McKune as a partner didn’t hurt either. Never the less Cecchetti/Slabin put up a valiant effort only to come up short in the the end.
It’s August 13th, 2011 a picture perfect day. A slight breeze, mid 70′s temperatures, beautiful blue skies with a few cotton ball clouds floating by.
The Quechee Club tennis courts were in full action as the finals for this years CTA Summer Tennis League were held there. The Eastman NH women’s team had a very successful year, making it to the finals. Neither the men’s A or B team did as well.
The women, had a very hard fought battle on court one going to a third set tie break. The number 1 Eastman team just could not pull out the victory after splitting the first two sets. The Eastman court two team lost to a very strong Storrs Pond team that could have easily played number 1. The good news for the day was that the Eastman 3 team won in straight sets.
So, congratulations to Storrs Pond, winners of both the women’s A & B level and the Storrs mens A team all winning this years league play. Woodstock took the title for the men’s B level.
With the men’s A team loosing in the first round of league playoff’s the men’s B team and women’s B team were left to carry on the winning ways for Eastman tennis!!
The men played a very tough match against River Valley Club on Tuesday 8/9 and lost a heart breaker 2-1. The team that played in the number one slot won 6-3 6-3 but it was all down hill after that. Over all both the mens team’s had solid years and Eastman tennis will improve because of the success.
Now the real story is the women’s team. After finishing in 4th place for the year, the women won a rather easy 3-0 match against RVC. Last night the women traveled to Norwich. With thundershowers all around us, playing on hard courts not clay, the women fought a victory winning on court one, in a third set tie break, dropping a thriller on court 2, in a third set tie break and winning straight sets on court two.
The women play in the finals at The Quechee Club Sat. 8/13/11
This event just seems to get better every year!!! The Eastman Community is filled with volunteers that make this event happen. People travel from long distances to participate and everyone has so much fun!!! The event has entries that are trying to win, people trying to set a personal best, and people that have never done anything like this before. There are teams competing, where you can have to or three competitors on one team. There is even a scaled down version for kids under 14.
Here’s a link to a video
All three of the Eastman tennis teams made the league playoffs!!! Congratulations to all!
The Men’s A team far exceeded everyone’s expectations but fell short against a strong Storrs Pond team in the first round. All three matches were won by Storrs.
The Men’s B team had much great success. Winning all three matches and advancing to the semi-finals. They play at River Valley Club on Tuesday.
The Women’s B team also had great success and won all three match’s in their quarter final round by beating River Valley Club 3-0. The women move on to play Norwich at Norwich on Wednesday evening.
Looking at the most recent condo and home sales in Eastman, NH it is extremely clear, we are by far the leading real estate company! Especially in Eastman!!
Right now there are seven properties either pending sale, or contingent. Contingent means that there is a signed Purchase and Sales Agreement and there are either inspections to complete or financing to obtain. Pending is when the property is about to be transferred. Usually within a few weeks of going from the contingent status to pending.
Here are the numbers: Of the seven properties, four are houses and three are condos. Six are Country Houses listings, six buyers are Country Houses Buyers, one house is listed by an out of area agency and as of right now I do not know who brought the buyer.
Here’s another way to look at this. There are two transaction sides to each sale, the seller side and the buyer side. So 7×2=14 total transaction sides. Country Houses is part of 12 of the 14 sides.
Why should you list with Country Houses? These numbers are just proof that our location, right here in Eastman, is the place buyers come to find their Eastman home or condo.
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