Bath, ME

The Bath Maine real estate markets saw 19 transactions take place with a median sold price of 135K and a median days on market of 96 in October 2009. This contrasts with 10 homes sold at a median sold price of 129K after sitting on the market for 87 days in October 2008. 6 homes were sold in September 2009 showing a huge improvement in market conditions for the mid coastal Maine housing markets. The inventory level sits at 122 home on the market compared with 132 a couple of months prior.

For more information on this coastal Maine community please visit www.mymaineproperty.com, contact me directly at 207-650-5383 or via email at john@greentreemaine.com

Snow On The Pumpkins

We actually had our first snowfall in Bath, Maine yesterday but nothing "stuck" - This morning, I woke to this pretty scene of Snow on the Pumpkins on my back patio.

I have to tell you that the cooler fall weather hasn't stopped the real estate buyers in our area (if anything, it has energized them) and it's become quite the busy season; with the imminent passage of the extended and expanded home buyer tax credit, real estate professionals may not get a break this winter! I'm working quite a bit with relocations - our area is affordable and we still have a good supply of homes for sale because of the upcoming closure of the Brunswick Naval Air Station. Sellers can get motivated when it's time to fill the oil tank again!

Terry Driscoll, REALTOR - Mid-Coast Maine Residential Real Estate - Allen & Selig Realty.

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For the month ending September 2009 the Bath Maine real estate markets saw 6 transactions transpire. In 2008 8 homes sold in September. The mid coastal Maine property market of Bath has been and continues to remain a bit slower than its bigger neighber, Brunswick to the west.

For more information on property in coastal Maine please visit www.mymaineproperty.com or feel free to contact me directly at 207-650-5383 or via email at john@greentreemaine.com

Summer is over, but Autumn is another beautiful season in Maine - - Take a drive, enjoy the fall foliage and end up in Bath for AutumnFest and Citizen Involvement Day. Lots of interesting, fun things to do and see. The event is sponsored by Main Street Bath - For a Full Schedule of Events click here.

Above poster from the Main Street Bath Website.

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Terry Driscoll, REALTOR - MidCoast Maine Residential Real Estate - Allen Selig Realty

Front Street in Bath, Maine received a major award this past week - Our own Front Street was named one of the Country's Top Ten Streets by the American Planning Association! At Wednesday's City Council Meeting, City Planner Jim Upham said, "the Association chose Front Streetfor its combination of hardscapes and landscapes, its natural environment and its reflection of local culture and history." Front Streetis in good company with streets in Williamsburg, Milwaukee, Ann Arbor and Little Rock.

When people visit Bath, they are impressed that our downtown area, while appealing to visitors, was not created for visitors - it is a real, working downtown with historic buildings that house shops, restaurants, offices, galleries, and services that every dweller in a small city relies upon. This is not a manufactured place ala Disneyworld - it's where we all shop, meet, have our coffee and carry on our daily lives.

Major Awards like this are not earned by accident - - going back to the 1960's, dedicated citizens fought urban renewal that would have eliminated Front Street in favor of a wide pedestrian mall - - shocking! Progress continues . . if you visit Bath today, you will see major improvement work happening at our recently restored train station which is being transformed (and beautified) into a multi-modal transportation hub and you will see a new Hampton Inn rising from the Prawer Block on Front Street's north end opposite, the Patten Free Library.

If you're interested in making Bath (or its surrounding towns) your home, please contact me for a FREE Relocation Packet.

Terry Driscoll, REALTOR, Mid-Coast Maine Residential Real Estate - Allen & Selig Realty, Bath, Maine