The Gardener's Bin by New Hampshire Garden Solutions
Jelly Fungi Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:48:05 +0000 I’ve been walking these New Hampshire woods for a long time now-close to fifty years-without ever seeing a black fungus. This year it seems like I’m suddenly seeing them everywhere. The latest I found- growing on a dead limb-are in the photo below. This was before the recent snowfalls of an inch or two. These [...]read more.. Nature, Jelly Fungi, Mushrooms, Native Plants, Winter Plants, Witch's Butter
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By Dick Thackston Prior to 2007-2008 most of the American public and most mortgage lenders believed, and often would state in conversation, “real estate never goes down!” Since that time frame buyers and sellers have gone to the other extreme and now the common wisdom is “real estate will never go back up.” Well never [...]read more..
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By Dick Thackston So, 2012 looks like maybe hone buyers will be back out seriously looking at homes which means the whole issue of buyer brokerage will soon be among us again with untrained agents trying to represent buyers again. Thinking about that, I have created a six point template that every buyer thinking about [...]read more..
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By Dick Thackston The National Association of Home Builders maintains indices that measure conditions for the home building industry. There are three basic measures that the NAHB looks at as measure of were the home building industry is at: traffic visiting model homes, current sales conditions and the most subjective of the three expectations for [...]read more..
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By Dick Thackston 2012 is likely to be defined, in the real estate world, by three “E’s”: Expectations, Employment and Europe/Economy. No matter what your political belief system is, no matter how much or how little money you have, these three factors will permeate American life and the economy more than any others in the [...]read more..
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By Dick Thackston I continue to read about mortgage credit terms such as Credit Scores, Down Payment Requirements, and so forth being eased on home purchases. Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Survey still reports historically tight standards. Part of the problem from what I’ve seen, is values coming in low on appraisals after the buyer [...]read more..
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By Dick Thackston By now if you’re in the housing market, have been in the housing market or are thinking about being in the housing market, you’ve heard about buyer brokerage. Most folks, consumers & REALTORS, have an idea about buyer brokerage but very few actually understand it or have the training and background to [...]read more..
WHAT’S REAL ESTATE GONNA BE LIKE IN 2012? By Dick Thackston CRB, ABR, ABRM, Broker NH, MA & VT 2012 is looking like it’s shaping up to be the year of the buyer. The winter months so far here in the Northeast have been unusually busy with buyers poking around virtually ever listing – mind [...]read more..
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Keene - R.H. Thackston & Company REALTORS with offices in Keene, Bellows Falls and Winchester announced the following personnel updates. Dick Thackston, the company’s principal broker, received special recognition from the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS Honor Society. Earlier this year Thackston was made a lifetime member of the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS Honor [...]read more..
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