Nationally prices are on the rise.  This graphic shows you how Median Home Prices have gone up.  Here in Maine prices are moving up much slower than other areas of the country.  The … [Read more...] about Home Prices Are On The Rise

This market report gives you the real estate activity for the Greater Portland, Maine area. We sold a lot more properties last month but once again inventory is still creeping down.  Buyers are … [Read more...] about August 2012 – Real Estate Market Update

Keep your emotions in check and your eyes on the goal, and you’ll pay less when purchasing a home.Here are six tips for negotiating the best price on a home.1. Get prequalified for a mortgageGetting … [Read more...] about Negotiate Your Best House Buy

In South Portland, Maine we have 6 months worth of inventory when looking at single family homes.  In the beginnig of the year it was 9 months.  This shows you the type of activity we have … [Read more...] about Buyer or Sellers Market?

This image is a good sign that we are weeding through the distressed properties that have been flooding the market.  There is still more to come because of shadow inventory.  Shadow … [Read more...] about Weeding Through Distressed Properties

This market report gives you the real estate activity for the Greater Portland, Maine area.  With inventory still down and pending home sales up we need more homes to sell in order to keep up … [Read more...] about July 2012 – Real Estate Market Update

Depending on when you bought your home you may be in good shape.  Yes, we had a bubble in 2006 but this graph is interesting to me.  If you bought your home back in 2000 just 12 years ago … [Read more...] about Real Estate Return on Investment.

We talk a lot about interest rates being at historic lows and that is true but this graph shows that banks are actually starting to loosen up as well.  When polling mortgage professionals about … [Read more...] about Mortgage Lenders are Loosening Up!

When shopping for a fence, you need to consider everything from style to function to how much maintenance it’ll require. A fence can do any of these things — if you choose the right one. … [Read more...] about Fencing: A Guide to the Options

This market report gives you the real estate activity for the Greater Portland, Maine area.  Since we had a great spring the big problem right now is inventory to keep up with buyers demand. … [Read more...] about June 2012 – Real Estate Market Update