May

May 29, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Local Paper Says the Time to Buy is Now

At the risk of beating the drum once too often, I was reading the local daily, the Portland Press Herald, and on their editorial page they were making note of the recent downward slide in home prices. They seem to see the same silver lining I […]
May 27, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate Market – Nationally, the Picture is Challenging

In my last blog I passed along some information about the current real estate market that I hoped might shed some light on things here in Maine. Historically, we don’t suffer the severe swings in the market that some other places in the country do. That’s […]
May 23, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate Market – Bouncing Off the Bottom?

I get emailed a lot of information from, and about, the financial markets. Earlier this week I received an email from one service that talked about the recent stock market gyrations and offered an opinion about what was currently driving the market. Here’s what it said, […]
May 20, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – A Hard Asset That’s Easy to Own

There’s an old adage on Wall Street that goes “Sell in May and go away”. What the swells on Wall Street mean is that there’s historically not much going on in the market over the summer; in fact, the market often drifts downward during June, July […]
May 18, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Finding it Your Way – Phase III

For folks not familiar with Maine, searching online for lakefront property can be somewhat frustrating. After obtaining search results buyers have pondered “where the heck are these properties and what is their relative position to each other? ” Until now, displaying your search results using Lakefront […]
May 16, 2008

Maine Waterfront Real Estate – In Maine, it’s Not Always About the Money

Visitors to our fair state often never get beyond the idyll of Lobster, Lighthouses, Moose, Loons and Blueberries. A gorgeous coastline, crystal clear lakes, wondrous mountains, wild rivers, cathedral pines and hemlock all make for a pretty wonderful place. However, a part of Maine few visitors […]
May 14, 2008

Katahdin Stands Guard Over Beautiful Maine Waterfront Property

 An exciting wilderness adventure awaits anyone who visits this area no matter the time of year. The Katahdin Region offers a fantastic family experience whether its for the wildlife and wilderness enthusiast or the sporting adventurer. There are miles and miles of terrain to be explored […]
May 12, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Jetski Update

In a blog post on April 14 I questioned the timing of a legal action taken by a jetski owner who was challenging the state’s right to prohibit jetskis on a particular lake. At that time I said that he was kicking a sleeping dog that […]
May 8, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Land Prices Reflect Quality of Water They’re On

I had a customer recently who inquired about a waterfront land listing on the west shore of Kezar Lake in Lovell. This property is 1.96 acres with 438 feet of shore frontage and lists for $625,000. After I sent him the listing information he sent me […]