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.
A $6.3 million waterfront estate in Mount Desert with seven bedrooms and six bathrooms tops the list of Maine’s most expensive home sales from September.
The Bangor Daily News compiled the top 10 most expensive residential properties that changed hands last month using information from state transfer tax documents, which are available to the public online.
Nearly every home on the list is based in coastal southern Maine. A few outliers, like a $3 million property in Islesboro, are in the midcoast.
However, some of the priciest properties that sold last month aren’t residential homes. For example, the University of Maine System bought 300 Fore St. in downtown Portland for $17 million in early September.
— 45 Harborside Road in Mount Desert sold on Sept. 4 for $6.3 million.
— 1 Cove Road in York sold on Sept. 30 for $4.9 million.
— 25 Massacre Lane in Scarborough sold on Sept. 23 for $4.5 million.
— 1 Bay St. in Biddeford sold on Sept. 1 for $4 million.
— 59 Maeves Way in Cumberland sold on Sept. 30 for $3.9 million.
— 397 State Route 129 in South Bristol sold on Sept. 14 for $3.6 million.
— 5 Aldis Lane in York sold on Sept. 30 for $3 million.
— 118 East Shore Drive in Islesboro sold on Sept. 18 for $3 million.
— 27 Badgers Island West Apt. 1 in Kittery sold on Sept. 28 for $2.9 million.
— 11 Pilot Point Road in Cape Elizabeth sold on Sept. 17 for $2.8 million.