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February 5, 2009

Buying Lakefront Property in Maine is Like Ballroom Dancing

Recently Mr Lakefront decided that it was high time that he learned to ballroom dance. If macho football players like Warren Sapp, Jason Taylor and Jerry Rice can risk making fools of themselves on Dancing with the Stars, surely I can give it a go too. […]

February 2, 2009

Casco Offers Up a Wide Variety of Maine Lakefront Property

The village of Casco lies along Rte 121, about five miles north of Rte. 302 and Raymond. It’s a quaint little place with several white clapboard houses, a general store and gas pump, the library, a Grange Hall and a church. Cast an eye a little […]

January 29, 2009

Maine Lakefront Homes – Protecting Yourself From Carbon Monoxide

I’m taking a break today from writing about Maine lakefront real estate to pass along a “Heads Up!” from our State Department of Public Safety about carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and protecting yourself from it. It’s wintertime and homes are being heated by oil, gas, and wood, […]

January 27, 2009

Maine Lakefront Property – In Bridgton They’re Freezin’ for a Reason

This past weekend, Bridgton proved once again that this area has more to offer than lazy summer days in the shade, fall foliage, and loon calls.Up to 5,000 people – and dozens of dogs – showed up to watch and participate in this year’s version of […]

January 25, 2009

Bridgton Attracts Maine Lakefront Real Estate Buyers

The town of Bridgton is one of the most popular destinations for buyers of lakefront property in the Sebago Lake Region. And why not? Bridgton has some of the most desireable lakes and ponds in the area, has a downtown that boasts a new movie theater, […]

January 20, 2009

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Thompson Lake Property

Thompson Lake has some of the highest water quality around, has a deep, cold water fishery, one marina (for sale, see below), and a great location – just thirty minutes from the Gray turnpike exit. Thompson Lake is big and brawny, but also has an “old-timey” […]

January 19, 2009

Maine Waterfront Property – New Ways to Help Your Search

Over the last couple of years we have been refining the search capabilities on our website to make it easier for potential buyers of Maine lakefront property to find what they’re looking for – even if they’re not sure exactly what it is they’re looking for. […]

January 16, 2009

Maine Lakefront Real Estate – Mortgage Rates at Historic Lows

This mortgage news came into my email box yesterday: CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — The benchmark 30-year mortgage fell below 5% for the first time ever in Freddie Mac’s weekly rate survey as economic weakness continued to push interest rates lower, the mortgage agency said Thursday. The article went […]

January 10, 2009

Maine Lakefront Real Estate on Long Lake – An Embarrassment of Riches

While this general geographic area where we live and work is called the Sebago Lake Region (and rightly so), anyone familiar with this area knows there are several somewhat smaller lakes that are equally beautiful and desireable. The short list would include Kezar Lake, Long Lake, […]