Housing
This section of the BDN aims to help readers understand Maine’s housing crisis, the volatile real estate market and the public policy behind them. Read more Housing coverage here.
Maine’s real estate market is becoming busier this spring, as more properties enter the market and prospective buyers look to move before the next school year begins.
We gathered a list of the nine residential properties that sold in Bangor last week, according to state transfer tax documents, which are available to the public online.
They have an average sale price of $260,722 that is slightly more expensive than the average value of a home in Bangor, which Zillow placed at roughly $281,500 as of late March.
— Peter Garcia bought 288 Parkview Ave. from Aimee Huotari for $220,000 on April 28.
— Northern Legacy LLC bought 213 Garland St. from the Federal National Mortgage Association for $112,000 on April 29.
— JT Realty LLC bought 59 Kenduskeag Ave. from LRG Holdings LLC for $325,000 on April 27.
— Adam Moir bought 1176 Kenduskeag Ave. from Rachel Languet for $464,000 on April 27.
— Zihan Wu bought 132 Sunny Hollow Place from Jason Spingel for $330,000 on April 28.
— Caleb Hobbs bought 216 Fern St. from Elizabeth Rudolph for $275,000 on April 30.
— Jray Corp. bought 1016 State St. No. 1 from the Simpson Family Trust for $240,000 on April 30.
— Kristian Kowal bought 178 West Broadway from Allison Jung for $317,500 on April 30.
— Marie Tracy bought 35 Wildwood Drive from Julie Pelletier for $283,000 on April 30.
Correction: An earlier version of this report misspelled the address for the property transfer of 132 Sunny Hollow Place.