Maine Waterfront Real Estate News

February 14, 2008

Maine Waterfront Sellers – Still on that River in Egypt ?

No one likes it when somebody calls one’s baby ugly. Almost as bad is the reaction I get when I tell lakefront sellers that their beloved property will, most likely, not fetch the price they have in their mind. You see, one of my responsibilties here […]
February 1, 2008

Maine Waterfront Real Estate – Still a Good Buy?

From 1998 to 2005 Maine waterfront real estate, including lakefront property, appreciated at a rate of 10 to 15% per year. Since Autumn 2005 property values have stopped climbing. In fact, in some cases, they may have fallen a bit. However, the bottom has not fallen […]
January 31, 2008

Bucking National Trend, Maine Home Prices Continue to Rise in 2007

The median sales price for a single-family home in Maine increased slightly in 2007, according to the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc.  Maine Realtors reported a sales decrease of just over 10 percent from 2006, with a total of 12,014 homes changing hands, just slightly […]
December 31, 2007

It’s Winter in Maine! Lakefront Property Inaccessible? How about a View Lot?

January in Maine means cold and snow most anytime. These conditions generally curtail a lot of activity in the Maine lakefront property area, but afford opportunities for looking at other properties in ways not always taken advantage of. Many of our clients are looking for land on which […]
December 31, 2007

5 Top Attributes of a Maine lakefront property

It’s important for a buyer of Maine lakefront property to understand what gives a lakefront lot its value. Everyone’s heard of location, location, location, but what is it about location that gives a lakefront property its value? Maine lakefront properties are made up of two parts: […]
December 17, 2007

Buyers and sellers in the Maine lakefront homes market are living in the shadow of the subprime mortgage fallout.

Inventories on the rise – Where are the buyers? Like it or not, whether you are buying real estate or selling lakefront real estate, this subprime mess is affecting us all. Inventories are rising, prices are falling, lenders are tightening, and everyday seems to bring another […]
December 5, 2007

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