What came First--The Pandemic or the Low Inventory
The 100,000 people that moved out of Manhattan moved to Brooklyn--The 50,000 people who stated they were not going back to Boston found houses in Medford So the people are not just up and leaving to New Hampshire. In the grand scheme of things those are small numbers compared to population of those towns. Now they are moving back.
Wealth creation also played a big role in driving price and demand growth in 2021. There were 5 million new millionaires in the world in 2021, according to the report’s findings.
“Access to technology and the digital democratization of investments, including private equity, have led to greater levels of wealth creation and growth. This is something that will gain momentum over the coming years,” a report said.
This newly generated wealth led more buyers to make real estate investments of varying kinds. It is clear if there is concern of the stock market, real estate gains. Even during the last financial crisis of 2008 New Hampshire did not really see a lack of sales in the high end market.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is One of the Most Admired Names in the World Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune Magazine and considered one of the most respected by Barron’s.
A minka (“people’s house”) is a Japanese country house traditionally built with simple materials like bamboo, earth and straw. Once inhabited by farmers, artisans and merchants, today it tends to be replaced by more modern buildings. Japan is aware of the disappearance of its rural heritage and very strong regional character, and undertook a policy of preserving and fixing some of these homes. In some cases, entire villages have been renovated, such as Shirakawa-go.
An ancient tradition
These thatched houses were ideally adapted to their environment and climatic conditions according to their region. Both beautiful and functional, they reflect the essence of Japanese architecture whose recognizable styles are held with pride by Japanese people. Built with local materials almost exclusively of plant origin, sometimes supplemented with clay, they were made without nails. The interior of a typical minka was generally composed of a large room (dôma) where crafts, farm work and food preparation occurred. It also had a raised living area with tatami, and for the most sophisticated, modular rooms where family activities took place. The roof rafters form the shape of praying hands. In Buddhism when the roof is completed the whole idea is to ask God to descend on the new house to protect the house, family.
A modern marketing approach
Your Minka House is a testament to preserving a home with a history like few would or could undertake with all of the natural surroundings as part of the picture. There simply is no other house that comes close. It takes a very special buyer with the same level of appreciation of detail. Your home is more than a home. It is a museum, a masterpiece of craftsmanship and detail rarely found in any home anywhere. It is also a very specific buyer who can appreciate its value, emotionally, historically and financially; a person who has to have the most unique or best of anything. And a buyer that appreciates a genuine Japanese tradition. Our job is to get the message out there.
Every home has a story. Your story is way more intriguing than most. Just the process of making it is media worthy. There isn’t enough space on an MLS listing to come close to describing how special your home is. Videos, Electronic and printed books and more. We have secured www.MinkaHouseNH.com as a base for the very interesting story behind your home where we can include videos, electronic books and more. We can use print media to capture a home that combines ancient traditions with a Tesla Charging system.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Verani
The Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Verani Real Estate in the Market Place
Everyone knows the success of Warren Buffet. He transformed the real estate business when he created the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices brand, one of the most recognizable and Respectable Brands - Nationally / Internationally
• 50,000+ sales professionals
• Nearly 1500 offices including North America, Europe, Asia
• Automated listing program powered by Chalk Digital
• Marketing REsource center - single source for marketing content
• Global listing syndication including Wall Street Journal, wsj.com, Baron’s, PENTA, MarketWatch, MansionGlobal.com, Juwai.com
The Verani Franchise
In 1967 Osvaldo “Ozzie” Verani, founded Verani Realty. Today his son Giovani and daughter Margherita are at the helm creating a regional brand that is now the Verani has
• Respected regional dominance serving all of New England
• Over $1.8 billion dollars in sales volume in 2021
• 21 offices and over 600 agents, all offices networked together for marketing properties where buyers are located not just a few offices.
• 23rd largest franchisee in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeService franchise in the world
• Professional Offices in NH, ME, MA in order to make it convenient to meet with prospective buyers and sellers
• Corporate Relocation Division to take advantage of referrals from the national and international network
-Network marketing - Announcements to all agents - coming soon, open house, etc
• Our Wolfeboro office at 22 South Main Street has the Hyper Dominance of exposure with by far the most visible location in town.
• Specific branded marketing platforms for luxury and equine properties.
Global Advertising Drives Buyers to Your Listing
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ digital marketing strategy focuses on delivering brand awareness through multiple platforms, to ensure that our brand is top-of-mind among millions of potential home buyers and sellers. Additionally, marketing and public relations programs position Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network members as an authority for real estate and related services. This global support drives consumers to BerkshireHathawayHS.com to find listings like yours.
Listings are syndicated to:
• berkshirehathawayhs.com
• bhhs.com/luxury-collection
• zillow.com
• trulia.com
• wsj.com
• europe.wsj.com
• asia.wsj.com
• mansionglobal.com ($1 million +)
• Mansion Global WeChat Channel ($1 million +)
• Barron’s ($1 million +)
• WSJ Market Watch
• juwai.com
• propertylistings.ft.com (Financial Times, London)
Our global syndication strategy capitalizes consumer preferences and search patterns to keep Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network listings in front of the world’s serious and qualified home buyers.
Global Print Advertising
Although print advertising has declined, targeted Niche publications have gained momentum by attracting the right audiences. It is an important part of our global print strategy. Our print ads appear in high-quality publications including The Wall Street Journal, Mansion Global Magazine, Unique Homes Magazine, Prestige, PENTA , duPont Registry, and Netjets Magazine.
187 Huntress Bridge Road, Effingham, 03882
MARKETING a MUSEUM
www.MinkaHouseNH.com
Marketing such a unique property requires a unique plan.Exceptional properties require special marketing
Domain Specific for your Property
• www.MinkaHouseNH.com (use this domain to see all marketing and videos) We re pursuing the possiblilty of having the site and materials translated into japanese whch widens the exposure to an interenational market with credibility of a truly authentic historic Japanese Treasure
Many buyers are coming from different parts of the country or even the world New Hampshire is not as well known as the surrounding states so we have created a series of stories around information people don’t know for instance that NH is the most livable and wealthiest State per capita in the country.
Will be featured on
• www.verani.com
• www.WaterfrontAgent.com This is Michael’s very successful waterfront targeted site
• www.BuySellHomes.com
• www.BerkshireHathawayHS.com (BHHS site reaching 14 million hits
• www. bhhsluxurycollection.com
• Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com
• Every Real Estate Company Web Site
Beyond being placed in the New Hampshire Multiple List System (MLS) your property will also be placed in the Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts MLS system. There are some print and on line opportunities to include
• Haven Magazine Cover and 2 page article possible
• duPont REGISTRY
• Prestige Magazine - the luxury publication for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Luxury Collection
• Unique Homes
• The Wall Street Journal -
Marketing opportunities will continue to arrise as we believe this has a lot of media potential.
Market To Other Real Estate Professionals
• The Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Network
• Referral and relocation resources
• Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
• Direct promotion to other real estate professionals
• Open house for industry real estate professionals
• Direct links to listing in emails to videos and electronice books
• Unbranded marketing they can use for their clients (online and printed)
Pricing Strategy
The trend we see is that people of significant wealth are not impacted by the news of any potential doom or gloom. In fact Real estate has always been an attraction for people to park their wealth. New Hampshire has not suffered the kind of challenges of home values in other states; even during the worst of times as reflected in the financial crisis of 2008. It is the wealthiest state in the country per capita as well.
This unique property attributes quality construction and a crazy market. There are people who need the best want the absolute privacy and the sprirtual significance your home posses. And of course a Tesla to quietly arrive to this sancuary.
People will pay a premium for a perfume at Thierry Wasser at Guerlain to create your signature spritz, for example, and pay up about $55,000. A lot to pay per ounce. Someone can purchase a minka in pieces for 1.3M--you still need the land, the vision and the ability to build it. A lot to pay per pound.
We are not competing with any like kind properties. This is the only one of its kind.
The opportunity to list is now between $3,450,000 and $4,500,000.
Daniel Batten Michael Travis
I come from a 20 year career as a craftsman where I restored and refinished wooden boats on Lake Champlain before moving into the Green Mountains and offering my skills to homeowners. I have renovated homes and can appreciate what it takes to make a great home from the foundation up.
Fast forward to today, where I help people in a different way; albeit with fewer splinters and cleaner hair.
My work in real estate starts with understanding my clients. My goal is to be a resource, not a salesman; to use my expertise to help you make the right decisions, so you can achieve goals.
My home office is in Wolfeboro, NH; America’s oldest summer resort town. When I am not working, you will find me enjoying one of my lifelong hobbies: Playing my guitar, an evening card game with my family or fishing from my canoe along NH’s thousands of miles of shoreline. What I love most about this part of NH is the abundant outdoor recreational activities that offer such a high quality of life.
They say “if you are lucky enough to live on a water, then you are lucky enough”. I am very lucky. I have lived on or near water my entire life from the shores of Lake Michigan, Manhattan, Boston and my lake homes in New Hampshire. Growing up my family owned an island 9 miles by boat and another 28 miles by car to the nearest town.
I understand the emotion attached to special properties. Currently living in what is a historic Ice House propety on Fernalds’s Basin in Wolfeboro transforming a 1930s kit house made with 1x2 studs and 1980s additions whic to a spectacular arts and crafts style home.
I believe water is the natural healer. My website www.WaterfrontAgent.com--reaches those who appreciate the water, and as a result I have sold homes on more different bodies of water than any agent in New Hampshire. Licensed since 2004.
Prior to real estate, I was an Art Director/Creative Director in advertising in NYC and Boston for over 30 years, primarily with Ad legend Jerry Della Femina. I have worked on over 450 accounts, I also worked with many music, fashion and business moguls, one 4-star General and 3 US Presidents.
I have produced several books and have been published in print and online media.
Featured twice in “Top Agent Magazine”