York Maine Real Estate Market Update Q1 2008

York Maine is home to my favorite beach - Long Sands and my favorite summer restaurant - The Goldenrod. I am already thinking about Deviled Egg Sandwiches with Bacon and a Chocolate Frappe. Pretty soon the saltwater taffy machine will start shooting out the best taffy on the coast. My favorite is the Peanut Butter with Molasses coming in a close second. The wide variety of chocolates and fudge is worth gaining a few pounds for! Just thinking about Almond Butter Crunch starts me drooling. Just remember to bring your quarters - those parking meters are unforgiving when it comes to "Time's Up" and the ticket comes quick!

There are currently 269 homes on the market in York with asking prices starting at $92,000 and ending at $8,950,000. York has a wide variety of homes - from summer condos near the beach to year round antiques to spectacular ocean front mansions. This is the time of year to look in York before the summer tourists arrive. York is the perfect town for a vacation home and also a great town to live in year round.

During the first quarter of 2008, 31 homes sold. This is less than last year when 43 homes sold during the same period of time. However, there are now 38 homes under contract - which shows a strong Spring market going on. Plus the average sale price has increased from 2007. In 2007 the average sold price was $521,644 and now in 2008 that average sold price is $572,693. That computes to a 9.7% increase in sales price. Days on market have remained about the same - 147 in 2008 vs. 143 in 2007.

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