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December 19, 2008

HGTV’s “House Hunters” Features Maine’s Mr. Lakefront Real Estate

HGTV program “House Hunters” will air an episode on January 1 at 8 p.m. that features local real estate buyer’s broker Diane Monaco of the Mr. Lakefront Keller Williams team in Casco. A producer for “House Hunters” had contacted Mr. Lakefront real estate earlier in the […]

December 12, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Whistling Through the Graveyard?

Everywhere we turn, it seems, the media dishes out the doom and gloom. The predominant feeling in most any market right now is fear. But there is some good news out there if you care to hear it. How about this? The rate for a 30 […]

December 7, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Making the Best of a Tough Market

If your a potential buyer of lakefront property or an owner who may be comtemplating a possible sale, it’s tough to know quite what to do in this market. If you bought in the last five years or so and are needing to sell, for whatever reason, you may well […]

December 4, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Opportunity Will Knock

If you are among those who think we’re in the middle of a deflationary cycle with regards to lakefront real estate, you’re not alone. It would seem that buyers continue to sit on the sidelines thinking prices will continue to go down. So far, so good, […]

November 29, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Keeping Up With “The Times”

While it seems sometimes that staying in touch with the Maine lakefront real estate market is all we do around here, I try to carve out time every Friday to look at a weekly feature section in the New York Times called “Escapes”. I always seem to find […]

November 22, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Naples Bridge Plans Have Low Cost, High Approval

e It seems that plans for finding a solution to repairing or replacing the aging swing bridge that spans the waters of Long Lake and Brandy Pond in Naples are alive and well. A report in this week’s Bridgton News tells of a repair plan that […]

November 18, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Getting Rid of Undesirables

Now that the leaves are off the trees and we’ve seen a few snowflakes dance in the air, lakefront property owners are probably thinking more about the upcoming holidays than they are their place on the lake. But the offseason is a great time for reflection […]

November 14, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Water Runoff Awareness

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection estimates that between 40% and 70% of rain and snow melt that falls on a Maine residential property runs off and finds its way to streams, rivers, and lakes. Because of their proximity to the water, lakefront property owners play […]

November 10, 2008

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – No Go On Casino

Last Tuesday the voters of Maine rejected a proposal to allow the building of a resort-casino in Oxford County, probably somewhere along Route 26 in Oxford. The measure lost by a 55% to 45% differential. Proponents of the proposal feel strongly that Mainers have missed out on […]