Since I started Benchmark Residential Investment Real Estate close to 15 years ago, I 've made giving back to the community central to my business and personal mission. Benchmark gives 10% of profits each year to benefit local charities through sponsorships and our own events like Four a Cause, our third annual held this past November [...]

Before the age of the internet, very few real estate agents advised clients to list or stay on the market during the holidays. While it is a busy time, in today 's age, your property is open 24-7 online letting buyers view your home on their timeframe between holiday parties, present shopping, and meal planning. And even if you are not home [...]

Cooler temperatures are here, but the real estate market is still hot! Fall is the best time, outside of the spring months, to sell your home. There are fewer homes on the market to compete with and many buyers want to close before the snowy winter months. Everyone is also back from summer vacations, families have found their groove with the [...]

Sale prices for multi-family buildings in Greater Portland are way up. I recently compared prices from the first half of 2018 to 2017 and found South Portland multi-family sales were up 18%, Westbrook 24%, and Portland a whopping [...]

The most popular time to list a home in Maine is spring. I start getting calls from sellers in early March as the days lengthen and the snow begins to melt. This past spring was no exception and was in fact one of the very busiest markets I 've ever [...]

It 's a red hot real estate market out there with many homes going under contract in days, and for over asking prices. So, what 's up when your home lingers on the market? Here are some of the top [...]

The race to buy a home in the Greater Portland real estate market is on, and it 's one of the most competitive ever. Open houses are packed, sellers are receiving multiple offers, and homes are under contract in days with many selling at far over asking [...]

As the owner of an older home, you are the keeper of an archive of stories. Whether joyful, fanciful, wondrous, or raucous, those stories and the memories they imprint are what makes a house a [...]