Mooers Realty Blog

Coronovirus, the real estate market rebound, looking ahead down the road. There is lots of buzz around that topic in circles I swim in. The local real estate market place and coronovirus. What's to come in our marketplace? Like many topics picked up by the mainstream media and wearing highly trending hash tags on social media channels, large real estate markets get the press. This blog post focuses...

Marketing real estate during Coronovirus, lucky to be a small rural Maine broker. In my area, everything is cheaper. The cost of living is lower to in Aroostook County. The locals don't hire everything done and no one lives high on the hog with cash to burn thinking. We don't need a lot to be happy and content. The small tightly connected populaton is very grateful for what we do have. Very aware and...

Local Maine real estate market report, what the property listings and sales numbers show for a trend. This blog post is about the current Maine housing market. New listings, sold data, how long a typical house sale is taking in Maine today. How individual areas of Maine's real estate market are percolating and why they are behaving that way. Too early yet, it remains to be seen what the Coronavirus...

Big pieces of Maine land, the thought of owning hundreds of acres is a delicious dream to many. But a little less Maine land can be a lot, more than enough to provide over the top enjoyment of the property investment. This blog post quickly looks at when just a little Maine land works just fine. When all you need is a spot, to get your foot in the door so to speak with Maine land ownership and...

Divorce, real estate and how to work out the buying, selling a house in Maine. When you are in a divorce, the song goes something like this, sang a little off key "breaking up is hard to do". Well, splitting up the couple and dividing up the real estate properties in Maine is usually a sad song. But over half of us are divorced and kids often involved for the better, worse or more of the same. This real...

Real estate expressions, those little quips, quotes and tips that are well worn but treasured wisdom. Some expressions more popular than others and a few universal in any language. Like the one about the most important thing to remember in real estate. Right you are. You instantly hit the buzzer and gave the correct three location, location. Here is one more for good measure. Location.   Heard...

How's the real estate market in Maine, how are home sales shaping up today? What's a house in Portland Maine going for today? What about if I wanted to find a place on a Maine lake or an ocean front home? If you were looking for oh, I don't know, say forty acres or raw land for recreation somewhere in Maine, you would be wondering how are land sales in today's real estate market? This blog post housing...

House hunting in Maine. Looking for a home starts first with finding a Maine community. The location of  where you decide to live in Maine is everything. You know the three "L" real estate chant about what's the most important thing to remember. Picking the best location for this point in your life requires home work. Because Maine is one tall and wide expansive state to navigate even with GPS or a...

Mortgage loans to buy a home in Maine. What types of home buying financing options are out there today to consider? Well for starters, always check with your local Maine mortgage lenders for the best service, lowest rates. To get  advice you can trust. Local bank mortgage financing outlets remove the disconnect. The expensive time delay that out of your real estate market area home loan mortgage...

12 real estate myths. Real estate myths, the kind agents, brokers, REALTORS fight and slay like dragons one by one. How they happen and why they keep circulating. A dozen real estate myths that can impact a sale negatively. How they start, why buyers and sellers of homes and even agents keep them going strong. This blog post is a short read, will list the real estate myths I experience and why in my local...