It’s a very subtle time of year, with students back in school full-time with Labor Day now a week behind us. It is, and it certainly will be warm enough for summertime activities like going to the Beach, swimming in the lake, boating, hiking and in general enjoying the outdoors for several weeks to come […]

Now is a great time to be aware of the many seasonal rentals that are coming up, many this week, and remember that there will be many more in the coming weeks! It was a rainy Labor Day here in the Lakes Region here in Maine, and many summer businesses, especially those that are located […]

Everyone here at Maine Real Estate choice wants you, our valued clients and our readers, to remember what is most important this week, for so many of us here in the region.   This week we all need to be extra-aware of very important additional traffic out on the roadways: Our regional and local school […]

Everyone here at Maine Real Estate choice wants you, our valued clients and our readers, to remember what is most important this week, for so many of us here in the region.   This week we all need to be extra-aware of very important additional traffic out on the roadways: Our regional and local school […]

This blog is directed to our Maine Real Estate Family, readers, valued clients, and many friends who work, live, and vote here in Maine.  It is very important that you pay attention to the upcoming election this fall.   How you choose to vote on local and state referendums here in Maine this Fall, will […]

It is mid-August here in the Great Sebago Lakes region here in Maine and remember, especially those of us who are blessed to live here full time – that well within a one hour drive, we have both the ocean and some of the finest mountains anywhere in the world. And now our Agricultural Fair […]

As we are now in the middle of the 3rd Quarter of 2022, we are seeing a few surprises to the housing market so far, including a slight dip in mortgage rates and signs of falling home sales.  What is not much of a surprise was the Fed again last week raising the base cost […]

Likely due to market recession concerns, the average 30 Year Mortgage Rate dropped by half a percentage point from roughly 5.8% to 5.3% this past week which is very good news for 1st time buyers and for all those seeking new 30yr terms.  This adjustment will save new buyers new 30yr term clients on average […]

With housing for sale inventory being at historically low levels this Mid-June – I read today that on June 17th in all counties, there were only 3636 single family homes and condominiums on the market, and this is for the entire State of Maine. York, Cumberland and Androscoggin Counties list 2444 of those which is […]

So as we enter June here in 2022 and as we all enjoy this prime Real Estate selling season now upon us, what things are different this year, than in years past?One key factor comes as direct result of the Covid-19 Pandemic, which as of this writing thankfully has been more and more manageable each […]