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The team behind Maine Home Connection comprises seasoned real estate professionals with an intimate understanding of the areas neighborhoods, trends, and unique property offerings. Our commitment to delivering top-notch content is evident through our well-curated, and thoughtful written selection of articles and videos, covering everything from market updates and buying/selling tips to community spotlights and home improvement advice.
It wouldn’t be Portland if there wasn’t controversy! The most current debate is around what to do with the Congress Square Plaza. Rockbridge
As reported by CoreLogic at the end of the first quarter, 19.8% of all mortgages as underwater. This represents 9.7 million homes! The good new
Homes for sale have been added to the Maine Home Connection Lifestyle Map Search. Now you can use the interactive spatial map
Get the latest Maine real estate news from Maine Home Connection. Our most recent newsletter, Inside the 207, has been recently published
Often overlooked, the city of South Portland is the second largest real estate market in southern Maine. In 2012 single family home sales were up
Google and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently worked together to study how people search for homes. The result is the report
Our March 2013 Newsletter, Inside the 207, has recently been published. This issue includes the most recent home sale updates for Greater
The North Deering neighborhood of Portland has always been a desirable area. And that continues to be true today. This tree-lined
After years of low sales and declining prices, the Portland condo market might be ready to grow as demographic changes lead to new demand
For the last several years we have been providing our readers with the Google Zeitgeist video
There are many variations of the "report of my death" quote by Mark Twain. The original note was written in May 1897. It includes scribbles
Mortgage rates have been low - really low - for a long time. As expected, that will not be the case this year, as rates are expected