Home sales increased by 6.3% and the median price was up 4.6% from a year earlier.
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Selling a lakefront home next year? You’ll need a septic inspection first.
The bill signed on Earth Day by Gov. Janet Mills is an extension of the inspection requirement in effect since 2007 for homes along the Maine coast.
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Declining home prices provide another sign that real estate boom may be ending
Before March, the most recent month in which prices had experienced a year-over-year decline was February 2016.
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August continues ‘banner year’ for Maine home sales
August sales remained strong for existing, single-family homes in Maine, with sales volume up nearly 6 percent and home values up nearly 7 percent from a year earlier. According to Maine Listings, 2,072 existing Maine homes were sold in August, a 5.9 percent increase compared with August 2017. The median sale price for those homes […]
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Maine home sales, median price up in April
A decrease in the availability of existing single-family homes in Maine caused an uptick in both home sales and sale prices in April. According to a report issued Thursday by Maine Listings, 1,201 existing Maine homes were sold in April, an 8.6 percent increase compared with April 2017. Meanwhile, the statewide median home sale price […]
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Maine home sales up 8 percent in October
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Association of Realtors says sales of single-family existing homes increased by a little more than 8 percent in October 2017 compared to a year earlier. The association says prices also climbed nearly 6.5 percent to a median sales price of $205,000 last month. The pace of sales in Maine was […]
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Maine home sales rise in September
PORTLAND — Sales of existing Maine homes rose 6.58 percent last month. The Portland Press Herald reports the median sales price in the state was $175,000 for September. That was a 1.16 percent increase from a year ago. September saw 1,393 homes sold. Maine home sales for July, August and September climbed 3.85 percent from […]
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Maine home sales increase as prices dip
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine Association of Realtors says Maine single-family home sales increased by 7.25 percent in May. The association says 1,302 homes changed hands in May. Realtors report that median sales price dipped 4.79 percent to $169,950 in the past 12 months. Maine’s home sales differ from nationwide trends. The nationwide median sales […]
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Maine homes sales jump nearly 25 percent in September
SOUTH PORTLAND — Maine home sales in September increased nearly 25 percent over the same month last year, the third straight month of double-digit increases for the state’s real estate market. In September, Maine Realtors sold 1,307 single-family existing homes, a 24.59 percent increase over the number of homes sold in September 2012, according to […]