maine lakefront homes: Maine Lakefront Summers Recalled in Mid-Winter Reverie - 03/02/09 09:34 AM
Acclaimed Maine author Richard Russo described Maine as a serious place masquerading as a summer paradise. How perfect a description.Mainers must put up with a lot to live and work here - a high cost of living, high taxes, a paucity of good paying jobs and long, harsh winters of often … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Lakefront Homes - Protecting Yourself From Carbon Monoxide - 01/29/09 07:23 PM
I'm taking a break today from writing about Maine lakefront real estate to pass along a "Heads Up!" from our State Department of Public Safety about carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and protecting yourself from it.
It's wintertime and homes are being heated by oil, gas, and wood, with CO as a byproduct. … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Waterfront Property - New Ways to Help Your Search - 01/19/09 11:23 AM
Over the last couple of years we have been refining the search capabilities on our website to make it easier for potential buyers of Maine lakefront property to find what they're looking for - even if they're not sure exactly what it is they're looking for.
With our Lakefront Locator you … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Lakefront Real Estate - Getting the Word Out - 01/02/09 05:03 PM
I got a call from my brother who asked me how the market is for lakefront property. I told him that selection was great, interest rates were at 5% heading even lower, prices had fallen 10 to 15% and sellers were motivated.
He said, "Tom, that's great news! Are you … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Lakefront Real Estate - "Why Are They Selling?" - 07/08/08 01:45 PM
Lakefront buyers usually come in pairs, like a husband and wife. Usually one is impulsive, passionate and emotional; the other reserved, rational and reasonable. One is looking for something he or she likes, while the other tries not to show much enthusiasm or partiality about any particular property.
I can … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Waterfront Property - Local Paper Says the Time to Buy is Now! - 05/29/08 08:00 PM
At the risk of beating the drum once too often, I was reading the local daily, the Portland Press Herald, and on their editorial page they were making note of the recent downward slide in home prices. They seem to see the same silver lining I do. While the lower prices … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Lakefront Real Estate Market - Nationally the Picture is Challenging - 05/27/08 02:39 PM
In my last blog I passed along some information about the current real estate market that I hoped might shed some light on things here in Maine. Historically, we don't suffer the severe swings in the market that some other places in the country do. That's a good thing.
But from … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Lakefront Real Estate Market - Bouncing Off the Bottom? - 05/25/08 06:53 PM
I get emailed a lot of information from, and about, the financial markets. Earlier this week I received an email from one service that talked about the recent stock market gyrations and offered an opinion about what was currently driving the market. Here's what it said, in part:
"For now, stocks … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Waterfront Property - A Hard Asset That's Easy to Own - 05/20/08 09:02 AM
There's an old adage on Wall Street that goes "Sell in May and go away". What the swells on Wall Street mean is that there's historically not much going on in the market over the summer; in fact, the market often drifts downward during June, July and August, so it's best … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Lakefront Real Estate - Finding It Your Way - Phase III - 05/18/08 08:09 PM
For folks not familiar with Maine, searching for lakefront property can be somewhat frustrating. After obtaining search results buyers have pondered "where the heck are these properties and what is their relative position to each other? "
Until now, displaying your search results using Lakefront Locator meant listing your results in … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: Maine Waterfront Real Estate - In Maine, it's Not Always About the Money - 05/16/08 07:21 AM
Visitors to our fair state often never get beyond the idyll of Lobster, Lighthouses, Moose, Loons and Blueberries. A gorgeous coastline, crystal clear lakes, wondrous mountains, wild rivers, cathedral pines and hemlock all make for a pretty wonderful place.
However, a part of Maine few visitors ever get to witness is … (0 comments)
maine lakefront homes: The Classic Maine Waterfront Camp - The Screened Porch - 03/06/08 02:54 PM
One of the most pleasant features of a classic Maine camp is the screened porch. Screen porches were a "must have" in the classic Maine camps built from the 1930's to the early 70's. In the old days a camp or seasonal home could be built close to the water and … (0 comments)
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Acclaimed Maine author Richard Russo described Maine as a serious place masquerading as a summer paradise. How perfect a description.Mainers must put up with a lot to live and work here - a high cost of living, high taxes, a paucity of good paying jobs and long, harsh winters of often … (0 comments)
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