Distinctive Homes Magazine - Boston - Volume 4 Issue 2 - (Page 32)

�e �eacoast o� �ew �ampshire �e �ew �ampshire �eacoast is often called America’s smallest seacoast because it stretches just 18 miles of the Atlantic Ocean, encompassing the towns of Seabrook, Hampton Falls, Hampton, North Hampton, Rye, New Castle and Portsmouth. However small in territory, it is large in its offerings to residents. ��ere every day life is a vacation Lorraine Wheeler of RE/MAX Coast to Coast Properties tells us that the area is no longer just a vacation destination; “We are a permanent residence for people. Award winning school systems, safe neighborhoods, recreation (ocean, lakes region skiing), and a progressive business climate,” are just a few of the reasons people relocate to the Seacoast area. Lorraine talks about other important factors that draw people from metro Boston to the area; “The ease of traveling, moving around without the traffic that our neighbors to the south face. Restaurants that rival any of Boston’s best. Where else can you sit down over soup and salad with perhaps the future President of the US? Or greet all the candidates over coffee at Market Square?” She also mentions that Money Magazine rated the area (Portsmouth) in their Top 10 Best Places to Live in the Country five times over the past ten years! Barbara Fraser, the owner of Rye Real Estate Network tell us, "We find that 90% of our buyers are baby boomers who are finally buying their vacation homes. Many are planning for retirement and feel purchasing now for the future is in their best interest." She also mentions that Barrons magazine named Rye NH as one of the top twenty places to retire in the world, listed along with Monte Carlo, Monaco and Aix en Provence, France! Another bonus in moving to the area is that “We have no State Income tax or Sales tax in New Hampshire.” Ross Hobin, of Coldwell Banker Hobin Realty in Rye, NH reminds buyers. Buying in this unique and truly Distinctive area doesn’t have to be just a dream anymore. Come for a visit and see if you too would like to stay! Carolyn McGee, the owner of Buyers Brokers of the Seacoast, says she, like many others, “Came to the Seacoast for lunch one day and decided to stay!” The Seacoast of New Hampshire offers many different choices depending on your specific needs and tastes. Portsmouth is a classic New England town with a bevy of colonial architecture and charm. Portsmouth Harbor looks like something out of a post card with red brick buildings and colonial white churches crowding the water. This is truly a city with a small town feel. People are friendly and it is great place to raise a family. Hampton Beach is a lavish, old-time family beach with day-and-night activities for everyone from toddlers to the old folks. There is a band shell with free concerts and weekly fireworks; the Casino Ballroom, hosts top national entertainers; and, lining the main street, row after row of accommodations, amusements, restaurants, and shops. Annual events at Hampton Beach include a volleyball ournament, children’s festival, sand-sculpting contest, and Hampton Beach Idol contest. Alongside all this activity is a luxurious sweep of white-sand beach where families can lounge and play in the surf. When kids want to get out of the sun, the Happy Hampton Arcade and Funarama offer video and table games.

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Distinctive Homes Magazine - Boston - Volume 4 Issue 2

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