maine: Maine Home Sales Report - 2008 - 02/14/09 07:38 AM
We have just updated our 2008 full year sales results for southern Maine, and as expected sales in nearly every town and community are below 2007 levels. Prices, contrary to what you might have been led to believe, have not fallen as sharply. Complete sales results and market statistics are available … (0 comments)

maine: Maine Real Estate Industry Contracts - 01/07/09 02:24 PM
With fewer homes selling in Maine, those involved in the real estate industry - agents, mortgage lenders, home inspectors and appraisers - are all feeling the affects.
Through December of 2008, the number of people licensed to sell real estate in Maine declined 13.5% in the past year, and the number … (0 comments)

maine: Maine State Pier Development May Move Forward - 12/17/08 06:33 AM
On Monday the Portland City Council held a workshop to discuss the future development of the Maine State Pier.  The result was an informal decision to re-open negotiations with Portsmouth-based Ocean Properties.
Three options were presented by the city manager's office for moving forward with the redevelopment of the pier and … (0 comments)

maine: Portland Maine Video - Using Vimeo - 12/11/08 04:10 PM
Welcome to Portland, Maine

The above video was created using Vimeo. It is an alternative to YouTube. … (1 comments)

maine: Top National Websites for November 2008 - 12/11/08 01:22 PM
Competition among national real estate sites is very competitive, to say the least. Keeping track of the top 10 visited each month is an obsession, since it has such a direct bearing on advertising revenue. According to Hitwise, a national tracking service, the sites with the highest market shares in the … (3 comments)

maine: The Curse of Realtor.com - 12/01/08 05:14 PM
I have always been against Realtor.com and the other real estate portals - Trulia, Zillow, etc.  Our believe is in building the best website we can and them compete for local online marketing space.  Supporting my competition is only a business model that appears to work in the real estate industry.
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maine: Maine Foreclosures Down in September - 10/30/08 04:22 PM
For September 2008 and Q3 2008 National foreclosure filings were reported on 265,968 properties representing a 12% decrease from the previous month but still a 21% increase from September 2007. One in every 475 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing in September.
In its most recent report completed by RealtyTrac, … (0 comments)

maine: Maine Home Sale Reports Updated - 10/28/08 04:42 PM
At our website - MaineHomeConnection - we just updated our 2008 homes sales statistics through the first three quarters of 2008. Sales results are available for York and Cumberland Counties in total, as well as selected individual cities and towns. Details are available at the link Home Sales and individual City … (0 comments)

maine: Portland Maine - A Destination City! - 05/14/07 02:16 PM
Portland Maine has long been considered on of America's finest small cities.  Over the last several years, however, many nationally recognized publication and authorities are also "finding" us on the map.  Some recent examples of national recognition include:
Ranked #12 in the world by Frommer's in its list of Top Travel Destinations … (1 comments)

maine: New Construction in Maine - 05/09/07 12:29 PM
Althouth the market has stabilzed, new construction continues to be a risk/reward proposition for many developers.  Given the high cost of building new homes and the chance that a new property might be on the market longer than in previous years, many builders are waiting to attract new clients and then … (0 comments)

maine: Relocating to Maine - 05/04/07 07:05 AM
Welcome Back To Maine! 
Maine is a very, very big state - often we get visitors to our site, MaineHomeConnection, who are not familiar with the overall geography of New England, let alone Maine.  As most realtors know, the single most used page on any real estate web site is probably the … (0 comments)

 
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