5 signs you aren’t ready to buy a home in Maine
Real estate agents say not every client is ready to buy a home in Maine, despite the state’s growing popularity.
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$599K sale leads Bangor’s weekly property transfers
Just four residential properties changed hands despite late spring typically being a busier time in the state’s real estate market.
High gas prices spur Americans to improvise, from bus rides to toy cars
As of May 18, Americans paid an average of $4.52 a gallon for regular gasoline, up from around $3 before the Iran war started, according to AAA.
Journalists sue tech giants over ‘stolen’ voices for AI training
The nine class action lawsuits, filed in Chicago’s federal court between last week, represent a new frontier for Illinois’ strongest-in-the-nation biometric data privacy law.
A Penobscot County sporting camp that hosted star athletes is selling for $1M
The property in Seboeis Plantation, roughly 45 minutes north of Bangor, is supposedly the second oldest running sporting camp in Maine.
More residences in southern Maine are becoming ‘luxury’ homes
Maine’s largest metropolitan area was ranked among the top 12 places in the country that are seeing rapid growth in their luxury housing markets.
Portland considers 7-story building of tiny apartments
The architect said the units will be market rate, “designed for efficiency to keep them more accessible than typical new construction on the peninsula.”
Research shows preapproved housing plans boost construction, but Maine’s program was left unfunded
Some Maine municipalities have offered their own preapproved plans, though Bangor’s free plans had no takers as of March.
Ex-Husson president’s house and historic landmark is on the market for $580K
Known as the Burleigh-Sawyer House, it was built in 1850 for a family that generated significant wealth through the local lumber industry.
Trump’s gold T1 phone shipping this week. Here’s what it looks like
Trump Mobile phones are being shipped this week, the company confirmed to USA TODAY in an email May 11.
A unique MDI home that looks like a prism is selling for $1.1M
The unique house was designed by Boston-based architect Robert Forbes for an owner who wanted to be surrounded by nature.
This couple moved to Bangor to flee climate change in Texas
Maine has attracted more new residents from other states in the last decade who reported climate was a factor in their choice to move.
Maine bucked nationwide drop in home sales in April
One county saw a 31% bump in home sales.
Bangor changed its rules to encourage more housing. Developers say it’s not enough.
One cited the growing cost of land, construction materials and labor as the biggest barriers.
$464K sale leads Bangor’s weekly property transfers
We gathered a list of the nine residential properties that sold in Bangor last week, according to state transfer tax documents.
This harborfront island home selling for $495K comes with its own wharf
The property hit the market nearly a year ago for $895,000, but the asking price has been cut several times.
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