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More Accolades for Maine
The Maine Association of REALTORS reports healthy gains in sales of single-family existing homes and median sales prices statewide during April 2012. According to the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc., 824 homes sold during April 2012, an increase of 8.71 percent … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Trends, June 2012
Tagged builder, building, confidence, construction, economy, family, home, lifestyle, Maine, peaceful, travel, unemployment
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2012 Home Building Trends
We are not surprised what the experts in the housing industry are saying will be this year’s home building trends. The biggest factor and influence being the economy. Although the economy is finally showing some big improvements, learning from past … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Trends
Tagged addition, build, builder, builders, building, construction, economy, family, home, home building, home improvement, lifestyle, Maine, opinion, remodel
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Baby, it’s cold outside.
When I headed off to the office this morning, the temperature inside the car read 16 degrees, so it seemed like a good idea to re-post a previous post about fireplaces. The first fireplace dates back to the 16th century. A … Continue reading
Posted in December 2011, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged builders, building, construction, detail, family, home, home building, home construction, home improvement, lifestyle, Maine, musings, remodel, renovate, winter
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Mainely Speaking
American’s Health Rankings, produced by the United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and the Partnership for Prevention, has ranked Maine # 8 in the country as the healthiest state. The rankings took into account a number of elements that … Continue reading
That’s Maine for ya
On a recent trip to New York, between the St. Lawrence River and the foothills of the Adirondacks, I was relieved that we were not spending the entire time on a busy highway. We were able to enjoy Maine’s Lakes Region, … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Trends, November 2011
Tagged architectural, build, builder, building, family, finish work, home, home building, home improvement, lifestyle, Maine, musings, travel, winter
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Portland, Maine Forbes Top 10: “Best Cities for Young Professionals.”
We know how annoying it is to listen to someone boast all the time, but we can’t help ourselves. Forbes Magazine just posted the “Top 10: Best Cities for Young Professionals” and ranked our Portland as # 6, beating out Massachusetts’ Boston # … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Industry, Housing Trends, September 2011
Tagged build, builder, builders, building, economy, family, home, home building, lifestyle, Maine, travel
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Our house is a very, very fine house.
Although the days of the McMansion don’t seem to be returning any time soon, home buyers don’t want to sacrifice luxurious amenities. Some of the traditional luxuries such as a large soaking tub is being replaced with a steam shower, formal dining rooms are now … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Industry, Housing Trends, May 2011
Tagged addition, builder, builders, building, construction, economy, entertaining, family, floor plan, home, lifestyle, Maine, outdoor, summer
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Accolades Keep Coming
I previously blogged about all the positive stats about Maine with HousingPredictor.com ranking Portland as “#1 for Best Housing Market” and Inman News rated Portland as # 4 for “Top 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2011″. Yesterday Forbes came out with … Continue reading
Posted in April 2011, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged addition, builder, builders, building, economy, family, home, home building, lifestyle, Maine, musings, News, opinion, social media
The Big Tease
Spring has been trying to arrive, but we are in Maine so anything goes. Spring in Maine means a chance of a snow storm, which is what arrived today. We usually don’t fret too much over it because with just a … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Trends, March 2011
Tagged economy, family, home, home building, home construction, lifestyle, Maine, opinion, spring
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Happy Anniversary Baby!
We are celebrating 20 years of business. We’ve witnessed the horrific 9/11 attacks, Gulf War, the new millennium, OJ Simpson trial, 3 Presidents, 3 recessions and the birth of social media and google, facebook and twitter. Although technology and building materials are … Continue reading
Posted in February 2011, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged building, economy, family, floor plan, home, home building, home construction, life, lifestyle, Maine, musings, remodel, winter
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