The home-sellers market in Maine is scorching hot—but it won’t last forever. Here’s why you should list your house with us NOW.

It’s nothing short of astonishing. All across Maine, demand among buyers for homes is at an absolute fever pitch. In a stunningly short amount of time, “Sell your house - NOW!” has become the most sure-fire financial success strategy imaginable. As the Portland Press Herald noted, this is all about a housing marketing that is [...]

The headlines tell the dramatic story: “Maine’s Housing Market Broke Records in 2020, with Sales and Prices Through the Roof” the Portland Press Herald just reported. And in its most recent issue, Mainebiz asserts that the decision to sell your house has become a virtual no-brainer, with “surging demand” fueling people to be “snapping up [...]

When you engage with a business, do you ever wonder what the human part of their backstory is? To shed some light on this, we called Brian Rizzo, owner/broker at Coldwell Banker Rizzo Mattson, Realtors®. Here’s the personal and family story Brian shared with us.

A Remarkable Conversation Between Father and Son

 “The wonderful thing about [...]

Let’s be real: Deciding when to sell your house is never easy—especially in a stranger-than-fiction year like 2020. But if you’re one of those homeowners who’s debating when to put that “For Sale” sign in your front yard, there are 3 compelling reasons why selling NOW makes the most sense. Let’s quickly look at [...]

When COVID-19 struck earlier this year, experts issued dire warnings regarding the pandemic’s likely impact on real estate buyers and sellers. But what has been our actual national experience - and our experience here in central Maine? Let’s take a couple of minutes to look at the U.S. and Maine-specific stats, and see what they tell [...]

When you’re selling your home, it’s nearly always smarter to hire a real estate agent, rather than try to DIY. Here are 5 powerful reasons why.  

How can you DRAMATICALLY enhance home value before you sell your house? Here are 7 proven-effective landscaping tips to help you do just that!

If you hope to sell your house this spring or summer, there are powerful steps you can take--right now--while we shelter in place and wait for the COVID-19 threat to pass. Based on our agents’ decades of real-world experience, here are the 9 proven-effective “prep steps” we suggest you [...]

If you’re like most homeowners, the phrase “tax-relief benefits” is music to your ears. Really sweet music! But as you go through your daily life, you probably haven’t had time to keep up-to-date on all the new tax-relief benefits for homeowners recently passed by the Maine State Legislature. So let’s take a couple of minutes to look at [...]