A great new listing just came on the market at a great price.

For starters the lot is level with level driveway, you can walk to the Center At Eastman (restaurant and golf pro shop) it’s about 300 yards away. There is a 2 car attached garage that brings you to an ample mud room. The kitchen is huge and has a charming antique wood cook stove. A great room with a brick fireplace that is open to the loft above. A 14×14 screened porch that has a wood stove to take the chill of those cooler nights, leads to the multi-level decks. One deck has a brick fire pit.

The second floor has three ample bedrooms. Two for guests or kids and a master suite that has a very impressive bath. A second full bath, tastefully tiled, is accessed from the hall leading to all the bedrooms.

Additional features include sky lights, leaded glass window, vaulted ceilings, easy access to Eastman’s main entrance, newer roof and washer and dryer.

This one won’t last…. click for more info

Light Filled Living Room

A new listing to the market.

Out side with setting sun

This Eastman home has many great features to go along with all the amenities that Eastman has to offer.

Click on the link below to go to www.jeffadie.com for all the information and photos. If more info is needed than email me or call my cell    jeff@eastmanrealestate.net  or 603-568-0609

Eastman Home for Sale 11 Barn Owl Overlook

In the State of New Hampshire starting January 1st, 2010 all building inspectors “practicing or conducting home inspections” must be licensed by the The New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors.

The new statute RSA 310-A:189 reads like this:

License Required. Beginning January 1, 2010, no person shall practice as a home inspector or conduct home inspections in this state without a home inspectors license issued by the board.

I know there are two sides to this story. Some inspectors say that if an inspector is bad or not doing a good job, they will eventually disappear as they will not get enough work to survive. I believe that is true as with any business, especially in the service industry your only as good as your last job. The good survive and the others find a new line of work or work for someone else.

My thinking on why this license requirement is good is; It will create a minimum standard for all inspectors. There will be a place to go if someone has issues, either bad or good. A central location to find inspectors, this is always an issue with new buyers. Buyers need information and it is hard for them to find an inspector an compare one to another. There are many different certifications that inspectors carry and hopefully a central board will help sort these designations out.

I am fortunate to have worked with several very good inspectors over the years but I think the consumer or buyer will benefit from this license requirement.

I have a great listing for a four bedroom home for sale in Wilmot NH. Click the continue reading button to get the hot link the the YouTube video I posted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nso2ncZUcIM

For additional information go to www.jeffadie.com http://jeffadie.com/listings.asp?listing_id={4308F021-350F-4E6B-9EAB-9182DF9AE1C8}

The latest on the first time home buyers tax credit is it will be expanded to include current home owners too.

The first time buyer is still eligible for the $8000 and income levels have been increased to $125,000 for a single buyer and $225,000 for couples. A buyer has to have a binding contract signed on or before April 30th, 2010. You will then have until July 1st, 2010 to close the transaction.

Current home owners are eligible for a $6500 tax credit. The house they are selling must have been their primary for 5 consecutive years out of the past eight years. Income, contract and closing dates are the same as the first time buyer. The part I had to laugh about is the purchase price of the new home can not exceed $800,000.

My opinion is that this credit for time buyers will help them get into a home now that homes are at their most affordable pricing in decades. This is based on income to cost ratio. I know there are many people out there that have the ability to pay a mortgage most often a payment that is lower than the rent they are paying. The only things missing was a large enough down payment. This is where the credit comes in. It helps that buyer get the down payment they need.

Today was a big day for us. Changes for the better are taking place.

As of late yesterday 10/30/09 Coldwell Banker Redpath became Country Houses Real Estate!

Today there is a new energy here in my office and I could not be more excited to start working and moving forward with my new company.

A lot of people have asked me where are you going. The answer is: I am staying right in the same office at the same desk. I will just have a new name behind me. Hopefully the new sign will be up tomorrow, the new conference room will be up and running along with wireless internet too!!!!

I am personally taking a new step and will start to post video to this blog and to YouTube. I will have footage of Eastman homes and condos along with some general video of the area and some happenings in the Eastman Community. It might take a few attempts but with my Mac and iMovie I don’t expect anything to troubling or difficult to over come.

Time to head up to the Bistro Nouveau for the some Halloween fun.

If you want privacy you will get it here. A public road with a bridge over Tanner Brook leads you to this 3 acre home site with views of MT. Kearsarge.

For more details see the full listing at www.jeffadie.com.

http://jeffadie.com/listings.asp?listing_id={4308F021-350F-4E6B-9EAB-9182DF9AE1C8}

Would you like to live on a championship golf course? Open concept, vacation home?

Use this link: http://jeffadie.com/listings.asp?listing_id={2390664D-E55C-423D-A79A-7CBBFB1E3684}

You can always go to www.jeffadie.com

This is the best valued home in Eastman at this time!!! Check out www.jeffadie.com for all the details or use this link:

http://jeffadie.com/listings.asp?listing_id={9FDFA5F7-9064-4537-A665-C16275948D53}

Relax and enjoy

If the Eastman Community interest you and you would like to get some information on the community and surrounding area the Eastman Info packet is a good way to get a head start learning about the area.

Enclosed you will not only find information about the Eastman Community but the Town of Grantham, New London and the Upper Valley.

Some items that are enclosed are: A copy of Eastman Living, the community magazine. A community map, with over 63 miles of roads a map can come in handy. The Eastman Recreation Guide when available, this is printed bi-annually and lists all the major events for the half year. If a hard copy is not available then a PDF file can be emailed. The list of Eastman costs will be included. As with all Community Associations there are costs involved so having a basic understanding associated with the purchase of a property and yearly costs is good to know. There is more…….