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It’s Official! Black Friday in North Conway, NH has begun…

I thought I would strike out and take advantage of all the great North Conway outlet shop “early bird sales” but apparently 6:00 AM was not early enough! The stores were packed and traffic was as heavy as any mid-day weekend traffic. Some people arrived as early as 4:30 to “camp out” in front of the store before the opened!

I know the media keeps telling us that retail shopping is expected to be down this year but it sure has not seemed like that in our area. Perhaps it is is the tax free shopping or the quintessential New England experience of North Conway Village but shoppers continue to flock to the area.

If you are planning to visit the North Conway area this weekend you will find plenty of activities and shopping discounts to enjoy!

Below is the calendar of events for this weekend-Nov 28th thru the 30th.

Friday, November 28
Holiday Express. Santa’s Holiday Express trains department from Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway depart beginning at 11:30 a.m. (one hour and 45 minutes roundtrip to Bartlett). There also will be departures at 1:30 p.m. to Conway (one hour roundtrip). For more information on Santa’s Holiday Express call the Conway Scenic Railroad at 356-5251 or visit www.conwayscenic.com.
Christmas Spirit Open House. The annual Christmas spirit open house takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. in Wolfeboro. The event is hosted by numerous Wolfeboro businesses and shops to benefit L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry. Many of the participating shops and businesses will have special offers or discounts when you donate food items or make a monetary contribution to the food pantry during the open house. Performing throughout the downtown will be The Dickens Singers of the Lakes Region Opera Company. For more information visit www.wolfeborochamber.com or call 569-2200.
Alumni Hockey Game. Kingswood Regional High School is presenting the second annual alumni hockey game at 7 p.m. at the Pop Whalen Arena in Wolfeboro. There will be a 50/50 raffle.
Art Exhibition. Artists Peter and Joyce Blue are opening The BluezArtz Studio at 187 Brownfield Road in Snowville (Eaton) to the public for an exhibition Thanksgiving weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The Blues present an eclectic and entertaining show of painting, sculpture, miniatures and restored dollhouses. This year will also include Joyce Blue’s new book “Summers on Foss: Journals of Nella Braddy Henney.” For more information call 447-8472.

Saturday, November 29
Holiday Craft Fair. The Josiah Bartlett Elementary School gym is hosting a holiday craft fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be crafters, a children’s shopping area and a luncheon. For more information call the Bartlett Recreation Department at 374-1952.
‘Children of Winter’ Film Screening. Mount Washington Resort is presenting “Jeep Presents Warren Miller’s Children of Winter” from 7 to 9 p.m. at Slopeside Pub in Bretton Woods. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 4 to 12. For each ticket purchased, you receive five raffle tickets for prizes to be awarded during the screening. Ten additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $5. Purchase tickets at the door or online at www.mountwashingtonresort.com.
Holiday Music Concert. The talented Olzerowicz family and the First Christian Church of Freedom choir will entertain with music and songs of the holiday season at 7 p.m. at the Freedom Town Hall. Carolyn Olzerowicz (musical director and producer) with her husband Paul, two daughters, Laura and Sarah, and two sons, Greg and Stephen, have considerable musical experience and talent. Coffee, homemade apple pie and ice cream will follow the concert. Free will donation to benefit the First Christian Church of Freedom.
Holiday Craft Fair. Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro is presenting a holiday craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kingswood will open its doors to the public with over 150 crafters from New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. There will also be a cookie walk, chili and cream of broccoli soup, day-care service along with face painting and Santa. All proceeds will benefit the Career and Technical Association and the National Honor Society.
Contra Dance. Thanksgiving weekend contra dance is at the Tamworth Town House on Main Street in Tamworth Village next to the Tamworth Inn from 8 to 11 p.m. The caller is Eric Rollnick The sponsor is Tamworth Outing Club. Beginners and families welcome. Wear non-marking shoes. The event benefits ski and baseball programs for Tamworth children. For more information call 323-8023.

Holiday Express. Santa Claus is giving the all aboard for Holiday Express trains at Conway Scenic Railroad. Trains depart from the North Conway station beginning at 11:30 a.m. (one hour and 45 minutes roundtrip to Bartlett). There also will be departures at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to Conway (one hour roundtrip). For more information, call 356-5251 or visit www.conwayscenic.com for schedules, fares, and online reservations
Great Glen Craft Fair. Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch is hosting the seventh annual Great Glen Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Space is still available for local artisans to displays their wares. Last year’s event sold out, so vendors should reserve space now. There will be a raffle to benefit the Androscoggin Valley Bill Koch Youth Ski League. Raffle tickets will be available for $1 each. Admission to the craft fair is free. The Glen View Café at the Great Glen Trails will be open for lunch. For more information about the Great Glen Craft Fair contact Mary Power at mary@greatglentrails.com or (603) 466-2333.

Art Exhibition. Artists Peter and Joyce Blue are opening The BluezArtz Studio at 187 Brownfield Road in Snowville (Eaton) to the public for an exhibition from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Blues present an eclectic and entertaining show of painting, sculpture, miniatures and restored dollhouses. This year will also include Joyce Blue’s new book “Summers on Foss: Journals of Nella Braddy Henney.” For more information call 447-8472.

Sunday, November 30
Holiday Express. Santa Claus is giving the all aboard for Holiday Express trains at Conway Scenic Railroad. Trains depart from the North Conway station beginning at 11:30 a.m. (one hour and 45 minutes roundtrip to Bartlett). There also will be departures at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to Conway (one hour roundtrip). For more information, call 356-5251 or visit www.conwayscenic.com for schedules, fares, and online reservations.
Benefit Concert. The Bridgton Community Center at 15 Depot Street in Bridgton, Maine is holding Jazz You Love, a benefit concert for the Terry Projects Fund at 3 p.m. Favorite standards will be performed by an uncommon group of musicians: Brad Terry, clarinet and whistler; Dan Moore, piano; William Galison, guitar and harmonica; Linda Cooper, vocals. Space is limited, tickets on sale at the Bridgton Community Center. Cost is $25 per person, which includes refreshments. For more information call 647-3116.
Christmas Fair. The Tamworth Town House in Tamworth is having a Christmas fair to benefit Bearcamp Valley School and Children’s Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be wreaths, a penny auction, chowder lunch, silver tea and kids’ crafts fair. Santa will visit at 1 p.m.

North Conway NH is well known as a popular tourist destination but there are other reasons to love the North Conway area…here are the top 8 reasons that we REALTORS® love North Conway NH.

1. Incredible scenery and majestic mountain views. 780,000 acres of National Forest to explore waterfalls, rivers and mountain overlooks.

2. Wonderful neighbors and local residents. Many of us moved here for the lifestyle, not the usual pursuit of climbing the corporate ladder. We prefer to climb mountains instead..:)

3. Events, activities, culture and art. The Mt. Washington Valley first began as an artists community and from those roots the area continued to develop with a professional musical theatre, award winnning threatre productions and arts associations. There are events every weekend and often every day.

4. Ski, Ski, Ski! If you love to ski you have to live in the valley. Six Alpine ski resorts are within minutes of downtown and six nordic ski companies are also close by. Enjoy the local ski pass the chamber of commerce sells and ski the mountains for FAR less than normal lift tickets. Some of the ski resorts like Bretton Woods even offer 1/2 price skiing for locals on Sundays and for the kids the local schools offer skiing as part of the curriculum with skiing as a class–all for free.

5. The quintessential New England village. Have fun ice skating in the center of North Conway Village and later enjoy the charm of the local coffee shops and many ecletic gift shops and eateries. Watch the Conway Scenic Railroad as the trains come and go from the village or enjoy activities with the kids at Schouler park in the center of the village.

6. Incredible food. With the many bed and breakfasts and country inns in the area, you can enjoy a unique dining experience with gourmet food. In addition to the many lodging businesses that cater to the locals there are also award winning restaurants and eateries to please your palate.

7. Healthy living. No long and stress filled drives to work or unhealthy air. Enjoy the fresh mountain air purified by millions of trees protected in the White Mountain National forest. Enjoy pure, prisitine mountain water from the many springs that naturally occur in the area. The Valley has a Green Team and many health and wellness businesses that serve to support and provide resources for healthy, vibrant living.

8. Hiking, Biking, Kayaking and Canoeing. Love outdoors sports? Then North Conway is the place for you. With literally hundreds of trails and special events for all of the outdoor activities you will never find your calendar empty! The best part is that there is no long drive to do any of them.

…and MUCH MORE!

Buy your home for sale in North Conway, New Hampshire!

Coldwell Banker International announced the release of a new web site management tool that will allow each of its more than 260 affiliate companies to create localized versions of the award-winning national corporate commercial real estate Web site http://www.cbcworldwide.com.
Hosted on the CBC corporate server, the new local sites will also offer all of the same features of the national site, including its state-of-the art mapping and aerial photography for property listings.

Search for North Conway NH businesses for sale and “Live Where You Play?”

I posted not long ago about Coldwell Banker making their website “iphone friendly” with an innovative browsing experience on a mobile device. Well, the folks at Coldwell Banker are living up to thier new slogan, ” We never stop moving” with yet another innovation using the Blackberry.

Anyone browsing www.Coldwellbanker.com on a Blackberry will now be able to view the website in a mobile ready environment with easy navigation and clear, larger photos of the listings. So what is this rush to be on mobile platforms all about?

More and more consumers are using their mobile phones for Internet browsing than ever before, and the Blackberry suite of phones is popular and easy to use for doing just that. The brand is making an effort to make sure your listings are everywhere the consumer is and available to them at any time they want to browse them. Having a mobile version of coldwellbanker.com specifically tailored to the Blackberry will help us accomplish just that.

What kind of information will be available on the Blackberry version of coldwellbanker.com?
Consumers will be able to do property searches and use our Home Value Estimator tool from their Blackberry. They’ll be able to browse through photos of properties, see property detail information, and even contact a local Sales Associate all from their Blackberry device.

Is the Blackberry version of coldwellbanker.com different than the normal site?
Yes and no. It’s different in that consumers will visually experience a new design that is optimized for viewing on the Blackberry. But the consumers will be able to search for the same properties on coldwellbanker.com just as if they were in front of their computer screen.

Do I have to do anything different to my listings on the Blackberry version of coldwellbanker.com, especially since there are so many different Blackberry devices?
No, your listing information that is populated on coldwellbanker.com will automatically be displayed and formatted for the appropriate version of the Blackberry the user has.

How do consumers find the Blackberry version of coldwellbanker.com?
It’s pretty simple. Blackberry users just open up their browser and go to coldwellbanker.com. They will immediately be presented with the brand new browsing experience of the coldwellbanker.com website without having to download an application or do anything at all.

What if I don’t have a Blackberry, can I still access coldwellbanker.com on my mobile phone?
While the Blackberry version of coldwellbanker.com is specifically tailored for viewing on the Blackberry, it can work on other smartphones like Treos or Windows Mobile devices. You can try it out by going to m.coldwellbanker.com to see if it works on your smartphone. Of course if you have an iPhone, you have your very own coldwellbanker.com experience tailored for that device by just pointing your browser to coldwellbanker.com.

North Conway NH Real Estate opportunities have never been better!

The inventory of homes is larger than ever before and the prices have dropped considerably. Everyone seems to be speculating if home prices will continue to decline over the next six months. What they are not taking into consideration is the effect that rising interest rates will have on their purchasing power.

Did you know that rates have only been lower than this months 30 year fixed rate 48 out of the past 447 months?

Buyer’s need to remember that an increase in mortgage interest rates directly offsets any savings that they might realize by a reduced purchase price.

Let’s review the savings on a single family home:

So you waited six months and saved a whopping $35,000 in the purchase price….BUT…you only saved $8 bucks from your mortgage payment. There is a balance to consider of course but this example hopefully will make some buyers consider how the “waiting game” is REALLY treating them.

If you find a home you like today run the numbers and compare what you think you might be saving if you wait for prices to drop. One of the age old mistakes in real estate and in the stock market is riding the market too long and missing the opportunities.

“Buy when everyone is selling and sell when everyone is buying”, is still a tried and true axiom.

When you are ready to crunch numbers or to view a property, call us TOLL FREE at 800-447-2120 for friendly, no pressure assistance.

Your North Conway NH Real Estate Experts ~ Coldwell Banker Wright Realty

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