Michelle Flaherty's (michelleflaherty) Blog

This weekend, I had the opportunity to spend a night on Peaks Island, which is just a short boat ride from Downtown Portland.  (The pictures above were taken this weekend: From left to right - the ferry from Portland to Peaks, One of many sailboats cruising on the bay, All the gear for a day on t...

As one of my real estate role models Barbara Corcoran said recently on the Today Show, "You can never know.  But most people agree that we are IN the bottom, and the smart people - the sharks - are out there buying right now." Those people - the sharks - are the ones who know how to find the righ...

When locals think of Old Orchard Beach, often the pictures that come to mind are ferris wheels, french fries, and tourists partying it up on the boardwalk.  However, their is a quieter side of Old Orchard, called Ocean Park.  This area is very "Old Maine" with cottages, quiet streets, and just a ...

As many of you know, I am part of the community focus group for Westbrook Housing.  Westbrook Housing has many roles in the community (affordable developer (ownership), market-rate developer (ownership), property management company, and facilitator for affordable and/or subsidized rental housing ...

For the past month and a half, I've been helping with the Your Piece of Maine YouTube contest, put on by the Maine Association of Realtors.  Monday at midnight was the deadline, and we ended up with a total of 155 videos.  The winners will be determined by a panel of celebrity judges and announce...