This graphic shows that interest rates, this time next year, could be up to 4.4%.   You can see how that affects your monthly payment.  Waiting too long can cost you money.  With … [Read more...] about Don’t wait too long.

My family alternates every year, we do Thanksgiving with my family and Christmas with my wifes family. The next year we do Thanksgiving with my wifes family and Chrismas with mine and so on. … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving! Going anywhere?

 This market report gives you the real estate activity for the Greater Portland, Maine area. Very interesting month in October.  I have been saying inventory is down and it is again in … [Read more...] about October 2012 – Real Estate Market Update

This post is not intended to start a political debate.  I am curious what your experience was like at the polls? I went to vote this morning around 8 o'clock in South Portland.  I brought … [Read more...] about It’s Election Day! Did you vote and how was it?

Here is a great interview from HouseLogic.  Enjoy! Thanks, Dougdoug@makemaineyourhome.com Ack! Our energy costs are going up because too many of us are making the wrong judgment calls … [Read more...] about Are You Looking for Energy Savings in All the Wrong Places?

This market report gives you the real estate activity for the Greater Portland, Maine area. Even though most numbers went down from last month the numbers are still pretty good.  As we get closer … [Read more...] about September 2012 – Real Estate Market Update

If your strategy is to buy and rent property as an investment, Fannie Mae has a few thousand homes they’d like to sell you.  Small-time real estate investors — those of us who own … [Read more...] about Fannie Decides #RealEstateInvestors Deserve More Credit

Prices are on the upward trend but it is still like buying a house in 2003 according to this graphic.  What makes now a better time to buy are the interest rates.  Since they are so much … [Read more...] about It’s Like Buying a House in 2003, Only Better!