By Tom Landry

Like any industry, real estate has its own terminology, culture, documents, vendors and tools. New agents have to be patient, learn from others, gain experience and go through successes and failures. Experience is paramount. [...]

Portland rsquo;s residential real estate market is headed into 2021 stronger than before the pandemic began.

December 2020 statistics, pulled from Maine rsquo;s Multiple Listing Service show a 23.5% increase in the median sales price, a 44.4% increase in number of sales, and a 61.9% decrease in the median days on the market over December of [...]

Friends amp; Fellow Agents,

Hope all is lsquo;well rsquo; in these strange times. We went from sheltering in place this past spring to the most active summer we've ever seen, and an especially frustrating one for our buyers. Didn't August feel like the new May? And, it's only September! All I can say is hang in there. As my late father, a [...]

Portland's Single Family Market Stats

We have been fortunate that the real estate market bounced back this summer, and we are paying it forward. If you and/or your business is one of the lucky ones, think about tying your success with giving back. We've donated 100 to [...]

Race sponsors Hammond Lumber and CycleMania also donate equipment for East End School bike club

September 9, 2020 ndash; Organizers of the 2020 virtual Portland Kids Duathlon recently presented 8,000 to Xavier Botana, Portland Superintendent of Schools and Andrea Weisman-Summers, Executive Director for the Foundation for Portland Public [...]

Realtor Ties Success to Giving Back to Small Businesses and Non-Profits in 2020

Benchmark Real Estate owner donates 100 to Portland Buy Local for every 2020 sale

September 17, 2020

Portland, Maine - Benchmark Real Estate owner Tom Landry is known for giving back. His company donates 10% of profits each year to support local charities and [...]

Friends,

It 's an understatement to say these last few months have been uniquely challenging. Real estate all but stopped when the pandemic first hit. Then as it slowly reopened, we had to reinvent our practices on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis to respond to shifting client needs and comply with ever-changing safety guidelines. We had barely adjusted to the new normal and [...]

Benchmark is committed to following all current safety guidelines and taking added precautions to keep agents, clients, customers, and our community as safe and healthy as possible. We've provided the following to agents in our company and those showing properties we have listed. [...]

Thanks to our friends at the Portland Press Herald for sharing our perspective and what we're doing to continue to serve our clients during these challenging times. See a exerpt below and read the full article on thier website. [...]

Benchmark Real Estate owner, Tom Landry and a panel of experts discussed the state of real estate during these unprecedented times. They talked about what agents are doing, how to buy and sell safely, what you can do right now if you're currently listed, planning to list, or looking to buy, and everything else from loans and mortgage rates [...]