Barre Montpelier Real Estate

I like to tell my daughter that, "Daddy can do anything!"  This weekend in Northfield, I'm putting that to the test.  I'm hosting four open houses on the same day, at more or less the same time. It turns out that I work in a very cooperative office.  Fred, Charlie, and Tim are all going to help. ...

And boy, do I know toilets.  First I have a tenant whose toilet not only stopped working, but appeared to be so completely plugged up that even my "guy" who can do everything couldn't get it unplugged.   No big deal, just time for a new toilet.  I'll consider it an improvement. I swung by the bui...

The numbers the Montpelier and Barre area real estate markets for June are in.    Active New in June Closed in June Went under deposit # of price changes # Sold in last 12 months Closed/Active Ratio Montpelier 55 12 8 3 9 92 .60 Barre Town 69 16 10 5 13 74 .93 Barre City 69 7 12 4 20 82 .84 North...

Some experts thought we might see a drop in activity as the tax credit(s) ran out at the end of last month, but that doesn't appear to have happened in Central Vermont.  Here are the numbers for May.      Active New to the Market in May # Sold # Contingent # That Changed Price # Sold in Last 12 M...

Ok folks in Montpelier, if you haven't gotten your brand new 2010 reappraisal in the mail yet, it's a-comin'! As you may know the state mandates each town to reassess when the assessed values fall to 80% of market values.  In Montpelier, that happened a couple of years ago, but there were some, u...

All of a sudden I looked up, and realized that I had made 99 posts here on Active Rain.  Here's number 100. In honor of the occasion, I want to give recognition to three other ARers who have been very helpful--perhaps without their even knowing it. 1.  Barbara Todaro--somehow, despite running a b...

Well, it was bound to happen.  There has been a spate of break-ins of vacant properties in the Montpelier area, with the crooks stealing copper piping.  I still don't quite get how that's a profitable crime to commit, but, well, I guess I'm just inexperienced in stealing things. Single family hom...

In Vermont, Realtors have a two year licensing cycle.  During those two years, all Realtors are required to complete a certain number of continuing education hours. I just want everyone to know that, while being something of a procrastinator, I have finished my continuing ed requirements for the ...

Really quickly, here are two things I love about Northfield, VT. 1.  The playground at the Northfield Elementary School has the best playground views I've ever seen.  Do yourself a favor if you haven't (and if you're moving to Northfield, and have kids, you're DEFINITELY going to want to do this)...

Negotiating When Buying or Selling in Montpelier Or anywhere, really.  I'm seeing this a little more lately, and I have to admit, it drives me nuts.  Offers are put in, and sellers will sometimes simply not respond.  No counter, no nothing. Technically, there are timeframes within which offers ne...