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After a slow winter, homebuying activity in Grand Isle<\/a> recovered as spring arrived, helping lift the number of sales by 6.8% for the first six months of 2015. That came after a dip in sales during the first quarter of 2015. <\/strong><\/p>\nProfessionals and retirees seeking single-family homes are drawn to the county for its pristine waterfront properties<\/a> and quiet lifestyle. Its proximity to Chittenden County<\/a> and Burlington<\/a> attracts professionals, while a range of property types and prices attracts a wide variety of buyers. This year\u2019s trends have been influenced by a number of factors.<\/p>\n The median sale price dipped by 13.4%, representing a preference for mid-priced housing. While Grand Isle is well known for its luxury waterfront properties, the high end of Northwest Vermont\u2019s housing market<\/a> has been slower to recover than lower-priced segments.<\/p>\n During the first six months of the year, the county recorded one luxury<\/a> sale, a $1.35 million Adirondack-style home on Lake Champlain<\/a>.<\/p>\n Because Grand Isle is the smallest real estate market by volume in Northwest Vermont, a shift in only a few transactions can have a large impact in overall sales and pricing trends.<\/p>\n Three land sales were recorded in the first six months, compared with eight sales in the year-earlier period. The median sale price slipped 61% to $60,000.<\/p>\n After a slow winter, homebuying activity in Grand Isle recovered as spring arrived, helping lift the number of sales by 6.8% for the first six months of 2015. That came after a dip in sales during the first quarter of 2015. Professionals and retirees seeking single-family homes are drawn to the county for its pristine … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3901,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/3901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMid-Priced Housing<\/h3>\n
Only One Luxury Sale<\/h3>\n
A Small Market<\/h3>\n
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