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The Best Schools For Your Real Estate Buck

(Taken from an Article by Dan Fisher on Forbes.com) Our second annual look at America’s top districts again demolishes the idea that more money equals a better education. Falmouth, Maine, is a picturesque waterfront town 110 miles north of Boston with moderate housing costs (median price: $351,550), per-student public-school spending just a touch above the [...]

Portland, Maine-#4 Real Estate market to watch for 2011!

There has been more positive press for the Greater Portland Maine real estate market! Inman News ranks Greater Portland Maine as four out of ten in their top ten list of markets to watch for 2011. Positive indicators include low unemployment, improving median sales price, positive affordability, an increase in building permits and better-than-average projected [...]

March Real Estate Buzz…

It’s that time of year in the Northeast when it seems that the Old Man Winter keeps us in the doldrums. Have no fear, March’s fierce roar will soon be tamed, and we’ll all be looking forward to the cheerful chirps of robins in the park, and firing up the grill again. Spring is on [...]

Staging Homes always makes sense–dollars and cents, too!

If you are thinking about selling your home, it is time to think about marketing it to the widest audience.  A good stager can help you set priorities by going room by room through your home and helping you see it through the eyes of a potential buyer. The buyer wants to be able to [...]

RE/MAX By The Bay Company Meeting – Oct 2010

Rainbows, laughter, energy, sharing, ideas, synergy, great food, beautiful vistas and more describes our quarterly meeting of Re/Max By the Bay at the Portland Yacht Club Falmouth. Good news! Re/Max By the Bay is still #1 in sales for the state and Cumberland Country with approximately 60 agents. Our stats were shared and smiles and [...]