News: Northern New England
Posted: March 1, 2012
Equity Group Realtors relocates to Lebanon
James Ward, broker/owner of Equity Group Realtors relocated his company from New London. Equity Group was incorporated in 1996.
Ward specializes in commercial sales, leasing and land sales. Highlights include:
* 25 years of real estate experience including Colorado, Florida and N.H. (20 years in N.H.)
* Sold over 8,000 acres totaling over $14 million throughout N.H.
* Selling 70% of his own listings
* Member of N.H. Commercial Investment Board of Realtors
* Sunapee and Upper Valley Board of Realtors
* Member Society of Protection N.H. Forest
Now serving commercial and land customers for the Upper Valley as well as the Lake Sunapee region. Ward moved to Lebanon as a result a strong demand for commercial services and to service several larger clients in the Upper Valley.
Also Lebanon is the strongest micro economy in the state and possibly New England. Lebanon has been rated high nationally for several surveys including #1 in the nation for mid size cities as least vulnerable to recession by Forbes.
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