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John

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Median pricing rose year over year in all 4 counties with York and Lincoln counties leading the way up  8% and 11% respectively.  Cumberland County, home to Portland, remained steady seeing a 2% rise in median pricing.  Additionally the  days on market average continued to drop throughout the region.

The general feeling in the market place is encouraging.  Homes are selling if priced right, many active buyers are looking and sellers have for the most part have accepted what their homes are worth and thus are listing at realistic prices.

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John

For the month ending April 30th the region as a whole was up about 40% or more in transaction volume compared to a year prior and relatively flat compared to March figures.  Median pricing in Portland and South Portland was actually up 6% and 27% respectively year over year but the small sample sizes can be a bit misleading and overall pricing is stable to slightly increasing in the city whilst holding steady in the surrounding suburbs like Cape Elizabeth, Yarmouth and the real estate markets in Falmouth.

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John

The southern and lower mid coastal Maine region as a whole has seen stabilizing prices with the past 3 quarters median prices clocking in at 228K, 229K and 225K respectively.  Transaction volume has also been strong, up 29% in the 1st quarter 2010 compared with the 1st quarter 2009.

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Going forward look for continued growth in transaction volume coupled with steady pricing, but  if rates continue to tick upwards this  market will see an end to its borderline euphoric state.
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John

As I write the markets are as hot as they have been in well over 3 years thanks largely to the first time home buyer tax credit as well as the continued low interest rates, under 5% in most cases!  As March, April and May housing statistics become available be sure to check back in as I suspect we are going to see some very encouraging results. Many homes in the greater Portland Maine housing market continue to see multiple offer situations, sold prices at or above asking prices and extremely healthy buyer interest.

As of today there are approximately 380 homes and condo’s on the market in Portland with a median asking price of 249K.  To date in 2010 a total of 80 residential real estate transactions have transpired with a median sales price of 210K with the homes sitting on the market for a median of 60 days and selling at approximately 96% of their asking price.

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Year over year transaction volume in January was way up in all 4 counties of York, Cumberland, Lincoln and Sagadahoc.. a trend that has been underway for quite some time.   Pricing continues to stabilize and in the city of Portland median home prices were surprisingly up 6% month over month in January.

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Transaction volume was down slightly relative to 2008, but most of this drop came from less condo’s selling as single family transactions were flat to slight up.

Going forward it seems the stage is set for a buying and selling frenzy in the real estate markets of southern Maine with prices having stabilized, the deadline of the tax credit looming and continued low interest rates.