John's Guide to Greater Portland Maine Real Estate

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2008 

Individual Income Tax (1040ME) Maine generally imposes an income tax on all individuals that have Maine-source income. The income tax rates are graduated, with rates ranging from 2% to 8.5%. Use Taxes: General, Service Provider & Use 5% Lodging & Prepared Food 7% Short Term Auto Rental 10% Excise...
10/30/2008
Phippsburg is a large peninsula off of the city of Bath  that juts South into the ocean and is about 45-1 hr from Portland. It has a year round population of about 2000 and in the summer it blossomes to about 5000. Home to Popham Beach State park and  tons of hiking trails and areas to explore  I...
10/29/2008
The Southern Maine real estate market is quite varied in its offerings. From coastal waterfront retreats to intown city living, here is a recent snapshop of the currenty inventory levels and sold prices from 2007 for various communities in the region.                         Current Inventory    ...
10/24/2008
Just to the North of Portland sits Falmouth Maine.  One of the most desireable neighborhoods to call home and thus one of the more pricey, here is a current market snap shop of the Falmouth Maine real estate conditions. Currently there are 186 properties on the market, 155 single family and 31 co...
10/23/2008
In the Portland Maine real estate world it seems the multi unit market is even slower than the single family housing market although just yesterday I did call on 2 multi unit properties that are now UC, encouraging.  Despite the significant drop in transaction levels the pricing has held up surpr...
10/23/2008
Located to the North of Portland, Cumberland offers a great variety of housing options to choose from.  Overall Cumberland Maine real estate has 99 homes on the market currently .  In 2007 a total of 100 properties were sold at an average price of 413K.  Home to the Cumberland Fair the community ...
10/22/2008
For the month of September pricing continued to remain off 15%-20% from a year prior in the 4 counties followed: York and Cumberland in the southern Maine housing market and Sagadahoc and Lincoln in the mid coastal Maine real estate market.  The month over month pricing ticked down slightly in 3 ...
10/21/2008
The number of Portland Maine Homes currently on the market including SF and condos is approximately 500.  Similar to southern Maine real estate trends, the demand continues to slacken and prices continue to trend downward in Maine’s largest metropolitan cregion.                                   ...
10/15/2008
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