Deborah Barouch's (dbarouch) Blog

"INTOWN PORTLAND, a peninsula swirling counterclockwise into Casco Bay, lies in thick cultural layers. Starting at New England's third-largest fishing port, Portland Harbor, men and women in foul-weather bibs unload lobster traps and tubs of Atlantic cod. Next is the cobblestoned Old Port, with i...

I have been selling realestate for over 20 years but it never ceases to amaze me the difficulties that can come up before a closing. Last week we got a panicky call from a title company that informed me of an undischarged mortgage on the property we were about to close on. These things can be dif...