New Hampshire Real Estate with Jay McGillicuddy

The Active Rain in this post has nothing to do with this community but it has everything to do with Mother Nature. The North East has been hit again with a major storm and it is pretty bad. We have friends who have been without power now for the 2nd day and no signs of getting it back soon. Lucki...

Monika and I are not real big fans of Open Houses but our company is and we usually have 4 big Open House Athons a year. So we decided to sign a couple of listings up for the big Open House Athon. Our company Prudential Verani Realty paid for the newspaper ads in todays Sunday newspaper. Monika w...

I had never been to Myrtle Beach and I was glad to be there this time of year. When we arrived it was in the upper 70's and the sun was starting to set. The next day was great, sunny and mild. It was about 46 degrees when I was dropped off at the Prestwick Country Club and I checked in at the pro...

After arriving home  from the post office this morning I grabbed the Eagle Tribune newspaper from out front. The headline was how for the last 4 years New Hampshire has come out on top. A study earlier this month by Morgan Quinto Press from Lawrence Kansas named the Granite State the most livable...

I was listening to Sports Talk radio from the Boston market earlier in the week. WEEI 850 on your dial here is where you'll find some great sports talk. The two talk show hosts were talking about Curt Schilling and his new blog. Curt has a wordpress blog and he talks about a whole lot of great st...

Again it seems we have been hit by a St. Patrick's day Nor'Easter here in Hampstead, New Hampshire. I think going back 4 out of the last 6 years we have been hit with a major snowstorm in the middle of March. The only good thing about March snowstorms are they won't last. The snow will melt as th...

Leachfield rejuvinates after 8 years.Monika and I listed a Condex last week in Derry, NH and we received an offer on it after the first showing.  We came to terms pretty quickly and then the appraisal was yesterday and the home inspection this morning. When I arrived ten minutes early the buyer, ...

In the last few days  the U.S. Chamber releases their educational report card.  Although New Hampshire may rank high in academic achievements it lacks in rigors of standards which they scored a D.New Hampshire ranks third in the nation for academic achievement.I thought this would be a pretty goo...

I just want to say thanks to Jeff Turner and Nick M. They inspired me to take my Olympus 5060 WZ camera out and try and shoot a video. Although it is a very short shoot I am pleased I was able to do it. Now if I can only find my tripod I can go and take steadier shots. It is a lousy day here in N...

The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel and Golf Course is located high in New Hampshire's White Mountains and deep in the Great North Woods. It is located not that far from the Canadian Border. This is a Donald Ross design dating back to 1912  to 1915. Although golf has been played there since 1897. "Fir...