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Published
June 22, 2023

U.S. home resales barely rise as inventory constraints worsen

The constrained inventory levels, pared with high mortgage rates, continue to impede the resale housing market.
Published
June 2, 2023

At $10 million, one of the priciest homes in Maine history goes to former SEC chair

Richard Breeden, known as 'King Richard' at the Securities and Exchange Commission, bought the Knox County estate in the most expensive home sale so far this year and the 6th-highest ever in Maine.
Published
May 18, 2023

With a significant price increase in April, Maine’s housing market may be heating back up

The lack of inventory again hampered sales, but bidding wars are starting to resume and prices rose by more than 6%.
Published
March 30, 2023

Hundreds of Mainers have gone into real estate as the hot market begins to cool. Now what?

The number of real estate agents has been growing by double-digit percentages. But the trend may be reversing, even as younger agents join the field.
Published
March 23, 2023

U.S. sales of new homes rise unexpectedly, showing stabilization

The latest data – which showed last month's pace was the strongest since August – suggest the housing market may finally be gaining its footing after last year's rapid rise in mortgage rates.

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Published
March 21, 2023

U.S. home sales surged in February as mortgage rates dipped

The surge in sales – the biggest on records going back to 1999 – ended a 12-month slide that knocked the nation's housing market into its deepest slump in nearly a decade.
Published
February 22, 2023

Lack of inventory slowed Maine home sales in January

The most recent monthly data show the number of sales fell by double digits compared to a year ago, while prices rose modestly.
Published
February 16, 2023

Where U.S. house prices may be most overvalued as climate change worsens

The nation's real estate market has yet to fully account for the increasing threats to millions of homes from rising seas, stronger storms and torrential downpours, according to new research published Thursday.
Published
December 21, 2022

Maine housing market may be easing for buyers, November numbers show

Prices are still rising, but at a slower pace than during the past two years, and mortgage rates fell slightly last month, according to data released Wednesday.
Published
December 21, 2022

U.S. home sales fell in November for 10th consecutive month

Home prices continued to rise last month, though at a far smaller rate than just a few months ago.