A slight drop in interest rates and a number of available homes has helped Maine homebuyers and sellers alike. According to Maine Listings, sales of single-family existing homes increased 8.32...
What is happening to the local Greater Portland real estate market? This actually can be a challenge to answer, especially as numbers and reports are published frequently, and in so many different...
1. Generation Y jumps to the top. Generation Y are those ages 32 and younger who made up the largest number of home buyers, at 31 percent, according to the National Association of REALTORS®....
Many people confuse the difference between assessments, appraisals and comparative market analysis’s.Assessment:Towns and cities charge a tax on residential homes. An assessment is the value...
In honor of the spring market and all the new buyers, I thought it would be helpful to review a standard checklist on what to expect when purchasing a home. Depending on the location and type of...
Now that the holidays have come and gone, we are preparing for another strong spring market! You might be surprised at how long buyers scour the Internet for properties before they even talk to a...
If you’re moving, you know how daunting it can be. But if you create a blueprint for your move, the transition from house to house will go more smoothly. Here are a few things you can do to...
In all aspects of life, business and real estate, communication is one if the single most important components to having success. Specifically working with a realtor, communication begins at the...
1. Don’t buy if you can’t stay put.If you are not sure if you will be in one place for at least a few years, then owning is probably not for you, at least not yet. With the transaction...
Good news Mainers, per Realtor Magazine 40 percentof Americans say now is a good time to sell a home, this up from 30 percent last month and 16 percent just one year ago, according to a new survey by...