http://www.mainepropertyblog.com Maine Real Estate Blog by a Portland Maine Real Estate Agent covering Southern and mid coastal Maine regions Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:38:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In May the average sold pricing for York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc and Lincoln county single family real estate markets was down on average 3% to 5% in contrast to the significant price drops Southern and Coastal Maine saw in April.   Comparing May 2008 to May 2006 the current sold prices ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/portland-maine-real-estate/southern-maine-spring-stabilization Taking the sold home statistics for the 4 counties followed, since the beginning of the year the average sold price level appears to have leveled out and appears to be statistically stagnant. Minor drops have occurred and will continue, but in Cumberland and York counties which includes the Portland real ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/portland-maine-real-estate/southern-maine-pricing-leveling-out In the month of February similar conditions to January were seen in the Southern Maine housing markets. Transaction volume remained down by approximately 25% in York and Cumberland county whilst sample sizes are too small in Sagadahoc and Lincoln to draw strong conclusions from. The average prices remained moderately stable ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/uncategorized/february-southern-maine-housing-statistic-report Contrary to national trends the Southern and Coastal Maine real estate markets fared better than average in 2007. Albeit for seasonal fluctuations the average sold prices varied little from their 2006 numbers (see below.) Both York and Cumberland counties, (home to Portland Maine) hovered around 300K while ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/maine-housing-statistics/southern-maine-real-estate-market-report-2007 The Iron Works (Bath) vs the Naval Air Station (Brunswick). A comparison of pricing between the 2 mid-coastal Maine towns. With the housing markets sluggish, heading north from Portland about 30 minutes you arrive at Brunswick, home of Bowdoin college and hosting a variety of great restaurants and culture. ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/portland-maine-real-estate/bath-vs-brunswick-real-estate-prices Following the trend seen last month the total properties sold in the 4 counties remained significantly down from a year prior. Avg. pricing for both Southern Maine (York and Cumberland) and mid coastal Maine (Sagadahoc and Lincoln) remained flat throughout. A slightly higher price in Sagadahoc can be attributed ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/uncategorized/maine-october-housing-statistics After an encouraging August, September illustrates the volatility we have and will most likely continue to see in the markets for Southern Maine real estate.  For the 4 counties followed transaction volume was off 18% from 2006 and off greater than 28% from 2005 levels. The Average prices of homes ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/uncategorized/volatility-in-southern-maine-real-estate Realizing it has been way to long since my last post and making the effort to post a bit more frequently, here is a direct comparison to the Portland Maine real estate condo posting in the previous entry to this one.  Similar inventory levels are seen for both condos and ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/portland-maine-real-estate/portland-maine-single-family-appreciation Is there a difference between condo pricing and single family home pricing in the Portland Maine real estate markets. Below is an analysis on the current condo market in Portland and to follow will be a single family home analysis for comparison. Currently in Portland there are 243 condo properties ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/portland-maine-real-estate/portland-maine-condo-appreciation Following suit with the Maine home property statistics for southern Maine real estate the statewide sales volume was up 6.74% for Maine in August.  A total of 1,425 homes sold in the month with a median price of 195K, unchanged from a year ago prior.  Nationally home sales dropped by ... http://www.mainepropertyblog.com/uncategorized/maine-association-of-realtors-releases-housing-stats-for-august