The advent of new software allows a homeowner to sell a home in a couple of days without any dickering – or Realtors.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Government shutdown cited as factor in decline of Maine home sales
Home sales fell by 13 percent in January, while the median sale price remained the same compared with a year earlier.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Bill to prohibit Maine communities from banning short-term rentals draws fire
Opponents at a State House hearing say preventing towns and cities from enacting rules governing short-term rentals would be an overreach of state authority.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Democrat’s bill offers incentive for developers to build affordable housing
The legislation’s sponsor acknowledges that even the $80 million effort won’t meet the state’s ‘immense need.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn real estate market ‘hot,’ according to statewide ranking
AUBURN — Newly released rankings show a real estate market in Auburn that is sizzling. Maine Life Real Estate Co. of Scarborough compiles a yearly list of communities with the biggest increases in home and condominium sales, pulling data from a listing service operated by Maine Real Estate Information Services Inc. The latest listing shows Auburn […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Portland council decides hotel developers will help fund affordable housing
The city hopes to increase its affordable-housing stock by requiring developers to build low-income housing or pay a $3,806 fee per hotel unit.
Posted inBusiness
Maine home sales and prices hit record highs in ‘total frenzy’ of 2018
More homes changed hands, and at a higher median price, than in any year since Realtors began tracking the data 20 years ago.
Posted inBusiness, News
Silicon Valley landlord rents $1,500 studio to 2 cats
The inseparable pair are living there for $1,500 a month, a good deal in the Bay Area’s super-tight housing market.
Posted inBusiness, News
Insiders say Maine’s real estate market will likely cool in 2019
Rising interest rates, high construction costs and economic uncertainty are all cited as contributing factors.
Posted inPolitics
Mills releases bonds for senior housing that LePage blocked for 3 years
The $15 million package would create an estimated 200 new affordable housing units, with $500,000 earmarked for home repairs for low-income seniors.