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Home For Sale: 55 Codman Island Road, Camden
About 55 Codman Island Road, Camden Maine Fantastic opportunity to own a year round home on Megunticook Lake with excellent lake frontage, two docks, good privacy, and nearly an acre of land for your enjoyment. The home features a unique open floor plan with a sunken living room with a large wood burning fireplace, three bedrooms, one floor living, and a great waterside deck with wonderful views of the lake. Close to downtown Camden, peaceful location on a quiet cove for swimming, boating, fishing, and relaxing on highly coveted Megunticook Lake, and this is a rare find! Click for More Information on this beautiful Camden Maine Real Estate Listing. Click for…
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Maine Real Estate Prices Rise Over 5 Percent and Sales Volume Increases Nearly 2% Over April 2014
AUGUSTA (May 21, 2015)— Motivated buyers and sellers led to an increase in existing home sales in April. Realtors sold 1,032 single-family existing homes during the month of April 2015, up 1.67% over April 2014. The median sales price (MSP) for those homes rose 5.33 percent last month to $178,000. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less. The National Association of Realtors today reported a nationwide jump in single-family existing home sales of 6.5 percent. The national MSP of $221,200 in April represents a 10 percent increase from one-year ago. The regional Northeast experienced a 1.6 percent uptick in sales…
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Clean with Baking Soda
Debra Johnson, a Merry Maids home cleaning expert, offers these tips for using baking soda to keep bathrooms clean and fresh. Spruce up the shower. On a wet microfiber cloth, sprinkle a small amount of baking soda and a couple drops of dishwashing liquid. Work the cloth between your hands to create a lather and use the cloth to scrub shower walls. For shower floors, sprinkle baking soda across the surface, squirt dishwashing liquid over the baking soda in an “S” motion, and scrub the floor with a wet brush. Rinse all shower surfaces with warm water. Wipe down the walls and floor with a dry microfiber cloth. Clean shower…
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Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty Welcomes Kathleen Shattuck
Portland and Damariscotta, Maine Real Estate (May 18, 2015 )—Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce that Kathleen Shattuck has joined our Damariscotta real estate brokerage office as a Vice President. With offices in Portland, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Camden and Damariscotta Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty is one of the largest real estate companies in Maine and the #1 ranked luxury property company in the state. Kathleen Shattuck has appreciated the extraordinary Lincoln County lifestyle for over 40 years, earning Top Selling Broker awards and Customer Service awards time and time again. She is eager to share what she has learned and loves about the coast of Maine. Prior…
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Buying a Home is 35% Less Expensive than Renting!
In the latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia, they explained that homeownership remains cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage throughout the 100 largest metro areas in the United States. The updated numbers actually show that the range is from an average of 16% in Honolulu (HI), all the way to 55% in Sarasota (FL), and 35% Nationwide! The other interesting findings in the report include: Interest rates have remained low and even though home prices have appreciated around the country (3.9%), they haven’t greatly outpaced rental appreciation (3.7%). “In the past year, these two trends have made homeownership even more affordable compared with renting.” Some markets might tip…
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Is Remodeling Your Home Worth The Cost?
Home remodeling projects can come up for many different reasons. Your spouse got a new job and could use a home office. Your kitchen hasn’t been updated since 1973. You’ve heard if the right homebuyer were to come along, a hot tub could equal bonus bucks in your pocket. When considering a remodeling project, how do you decide what will make your life better while possibly adding to your home’s resale value? Read more…
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5 Secrets to an Energy Efficient Home
What are the secrets to an energy efficient home? We’re glad you asked! There are a few things you can do to transform your home from a standard dwelling into an amazing, money-and-energy-saving abode of awesomeness! 1. Insulate Properly Insulation is key to keeping a home comfortable and energy costs low. Tips to effectively insulation your home include: Locate problem areas: Many homes have little or no insulation in areas like attic spaces. Check the ‘R’ value: An R-value specifies your insulation’s resistance to heat flow – the higher the R-value, the greater the insulating effectiveness. Your certified RESNET Home Energy Professional can recommend the right R-value for your home.…
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Fight Allergies with Energy Efficiency!
So what does home energy efficiency have to do with allergies? Nothing, right? After all, one is all about making your home more comfortable and saving money and energy, while the other makes you sneeze, causes itchy eyes and a general feeling of misery. The two don’t seem to be related in any way whatsoever. But there is a connection and it’s through your heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit. A HVAC unit draws air from a room, pulls it over coils to either heat or cool it, and then distributes the tempered air through the house via ductwork. An air filter traps and removes microscopic particles like dust,…
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Your Checklist to an Energy Efficient Home Renovation – Infographic
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Own Your Own Island for $1,985,000
Magical! This spectacular private 4+ acre island with quintessential 6 BR, 4.5 bath Maine summer cottage on Muscongus Bay has been in the same family for more than 75 years has every convenience of living on the mainland. Includes 3-car garage on mainland. http://www.legacysir.com/maine-real-estate/1-Pyne-IS-Bremen-maine-04551/1208205/