The Lewiston Winter Farmers Market celebrates all there is to love about Maine, her people, and her products with a “Lovin' Maine Made” theme in honor of Valentine's Day. The market has become the community's connection to area farmers, producers, and artisans with more than 20 vendors offering in season fruits and vegetables, pastured meats, milk and dairy products, artisan cheeses and breads, baked goods, seafood, prepared meals, sweets, cut flowers, maple products, fiber arts, hand crafted soaps, herbs and herbal products, pottery, art and more.
The “Lovin' Maine Made” winter farmers market will be held at the St. Mary's Nutrition Center on Thursday, February 16th from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Market goers can enjoy dinner from the popular Winter Market Cafe, music by Jerry Carrier, and enter this month's raffle for a chance to win a basket of market goodies.
The Winter Farmers Market is held every third Thursday, November through April, from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the St. Mary's Nutrition Center located at 208 Bates Street in Lewiston. Market organizers say that they have packed as many vendors into the space as possible so that customers can stock up on items from their favorite farmers, growers, and artisans throughout the winter months, adding healthy food choices to their pantry. The winter market also accepts credit, debit, and EBT (foodstamp) cards.
For questions or directions, please call 207-513-3848.
The Sun Journal did a great piece on the market and the popular Winter Market Cafe over the weekend.
Yes, the most interesting story on the local news here in Central Maine was about a celebriity chicken!
With low crime rates, low stress, and a great sense of fun, our local news doesn't have that much tragedy to report. I just had to share this fun story about LC (short for Last Chicken) who has become a constant figure down the road in New Gloucester Maine.
The City of Lewiston Maine has long struggled with ideas for what to do with the Bates Mill No. 5 building. Much of the city center has been undergoing a revival over the past ten years. This landmark remnant of Lewiston's textile mill hay days came to the forefront this past year when an initiative to build a casino, hotel, and convention center on the site failed to get voter approval.
Most of us in the Lewiston/Auburn Maine area have never seen the inside of the building that we pass by each day. From the outside, it appears to be fraught with possibilities. Mainers pride themselves on their creative utilization of the old for something new. Other mill buildings in the area have been successfully renovated, although they are still not at full occupancy. However, in this case, has the deterioration gone beyond the point of usefulness?
Today, the Lewiston Sun Journal ran a good story on the potential fate of the Bates Mill No. 5 building and included the video below. Personally, I was struck by the level of deterioration on the interior and the fact that so much of the old factory equipment is still there. What do you think? Time to tear it down...or is there still hope?
While driving around to showings and checking on listings this week, I had the pleasure of passing by several homes in the Lewiston/Auburn area that had been vacant. Some were foreclosures, some short sales, and others simply abandoned by their previous owners for various reasons.
To me, there is something sad about a dark and cold vacant home. They just seem depressing and unloved, as if they are crying out for someone to come and breath new life into them.
My drive this week was a pleasure because these formerly vacant homes looked happy and alive again. They had obviously found new families. There were lights on, cars in the driveway, and smoke billowing from chimneys. One previously empty home with a sad and neglected yard, had lovely patio furniture on the deck and festive lights draped around the porch. Another had a new fenced area with a couple of horses grazing and looking quite at home and children's sleds outside with paths where someone had obviously enjoyed an afternoon of playing in the snow.
Some foreclosed homes available in the Lewiston/Auburn real estate market have been winterized to prevent damage, some Maine short sales have been heated to keep them going, and some have been left to freeze requiring a masterfully choreographed dance of local heating specialists and plumbers standing by to warm them up and get them going again.
I am thrilled to see this level of activity come back to the area and hope that this is a sign of things to come. With incredibly low interest rates and a wide variety of available homes, more Maine home buyers seem to be taking the plunge and realizing their home ownership dreams.
If you think you might be that special someone who can breath new life into one of the vacant homes in the Lewiston/Auburn Maine area, give me a call. There is a special home out there just waiting for you!
Home buyers who had been hesitating are getting busy looking at homes, making offers, and buying. After a bit of a slow down this past October and November, the Maine real estate market started hopping right after Christmas.Why? Well, it seems that buyers are concerned that they may miss the opportunity to get into the home of their dreams at a great price and with home loan rates at historic lows. They are now realizing that this cannot last forever.
If you have been thinking about selling your home, I would advise NOT waiting until spring. Now is the time to get it listed in order to get top dollar, capture those excited and motivated home buyers, and avoid the extra competition. Once spring arrives, homeowners who have been dragging their feet to sell their homes will find themselves vying for the attention of home buyers in a sea of competing homes for sale.
But not you! You are the smart home seller who knows that timing is everything. Give me a call for a thorough market analysis and marketing consultation now. Get ahead of the curve and be the one realizing your real estate goals in 2012.
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Helping buyers, sellers, investors & their families in Lewiston/Auburn Maine & the surrounding area. Quality of life, economic growth, and the beauty that is Maine, together here in "Vacation Land!"
LA Maine Realtor
I pride myself on providing personalized guidance and help to my clients. I focus on your needs and do what it takes to get the job done, and I truly enjoy my job! Today's market requires more than a smile and a car to drive around in. Buyers and sellers are more advanced than ever, and I have the skills and tools to meet your needs in this challenging environment.
As an Associate Broker with the Maine Real Estate Network and resident computer geek, I enjoy sharing what I know with my colleagues and providing the latest and most effective internet and traditional marketing and tools for buyers and sellers.
If you or someone you know needs my help, please do not hesitate to call me 207-240-2250.
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I am passionate about marketing and selling homes and helping people find and buy their Maine home at the best price and with the smoothest transaction possible. I also feel extremely fortunate to live in this great state with my family and enjoy all that life in Maine has to offer. Get the latest info on www.facebook.com/LA MaineRealEstate.
I am an avid organic gardener, love to read, gaze at and soak up the natural world around me, and also spend way too much time fiddling on my computer searching out the best deals for clients and utilizing technology to market homes. Balance is always my goal and Maine makes this possible by providing the beauty of nature right at my doorstep and the surrounding areas. I think it would take more than one lifetime to walk though and gaze at every wonder available to us here in Maine.
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I provide a full range of Real Estate Services.
I enjoy working with buyers, sellers, investors, & first time home-buyers, alike. Whether you are looking for a new home, farm, waterfront property, land, or investment property, I have the tools to assist you.
My website www.HomeSeller.ME is full of useful resources and detailed information. and also provides a free customizable 24 hour Maine MLS search feature. Create your own search if you like! If you prefer, I would be happy to create a search for you. You can even search the homes that have SOLD in your area or town. Marketing for results is my true passion. I do not simply list homes, I market and SELL them. This requires research into each individual home, the best place for the home in the market, and knowledge of the ever changing technology needed in real estate.
Give me a call and let me show you the difference.
In addition to my primary website, I have created several specialty sites to provide more targeted real estate information. If you do not want to have to wade through information to get to the heart of what you need for your current real estate goals, you may benefit from visiting my specialty sites.
For Maine home sellers: www.mainehomeseller.me has information just for you and is updated frequently with the latest information and blog posts just for sellers.
For Lewiston/Auburn Maine area real estate information: L/A Real Estate was created to provide you with the latest real estate market reports, trends and information targeted specifically to the Lewiston/Auburn area and surrounding towns.
For Maine home buyers: The Maine Home Buyer Resource Center was created just for you and contains buying tips, credit score tips, and current information posted several times a week to help you get the best deal possible when buying a home in Maine. Do any of the statements in the Top Ten list below apply to you? If so, it may be time for you to own your own home.
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Before you sign the listing agreement:
I have researched the details of comparable properties that have recently sold, are under contract,
and your home's current competition.
You have given me the grand tour of your home and we have discussed your home's features, strengths
and challenges, any repairs or touch ups that may be needed, and staging tips to help maximize your
home's potential.
We have discussed your optimum time frame and preferred terms for the sale of your home and reviewed
a seller net sheet showing the proceeds you will receive at various price points.
We have discussed the terms of the listing agreement, showing procedures, your preferred method
of receiving showing feedback, and the monthly listing activity reports you will receive from me.
We have reviewed and discussed a customized marketing plan for your home and the optimum
marketing strategy, which will be fine tuned even further over the next couple of days based on our
conversations.
We have reviewed and completed the required disclosures for your home and assembled any needed documents.
And finally,
We have discussed the best pricing strategy for your home based on my research and analysis,
and your time frame, and you have selected the listing price for your home.
Now you are ready to sign on the dotted line and experience the smoothest home sale possible.
Preparation and communication are essential to a real estate experience with the least amount of stress possible.
This preliminary process will empower us to be able to work together and achieve the successful sale of your home
with the best terms possible, in the least amount of time.
Now the real fun begins!
If you, or someone you know, needs my help, please do not hesitate to call me at 207-689-9886
or visit my website today at www.homeseller.me.
I serve the greater Lewiston/Auburn area of southern/central Maine including:
Auburn, Lewiston, Greene, Turner, Minot, Mechanic Falls, Poland, Hebron, Wales, Sabattus, Durham, Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Litchfield, New Gloucester, Topsham, and more! I also have trusted affiliate Realtors in all areas of this great state.
There are so many great towns in Maine to discover!
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Auburn, Augusta, Belgrade, Bowdoin, Bridgton, Brunswick, Buckfield, Canton, Casco, Chelsea, China, Cumberland, Durham,Falmouth, Farmingdale, Fayette, Freeport, Gardiner, Gorham, Gray, Greene, Hallowell, Harrison, Hartford, Hebron, Leeds, Lewiston, Lisbon, Litchfield, Livermore,Livermore Falls, Manchester, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Monmouth, Naples, New Gloucester, North Yarmouth, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, Poland, Pownal, Raymond,Readfield, Sabattus, Sebago, Sidney, Standish, Sumner, Topsham, Turner, Vassalboro, Wales, West Gardiner, West Paris, Windham, Winthrop, Yarmouth, as well as other areas hither and yon!
Auburn Maine
Living and working in Auburn Maine - additional information on Auburn as well as Auburn Maine homes for sale.
Auburn ME website - official town website
Auburn Pulic Library - See what our beautiful restored and expanded library has to offer.
Central Maine Community College - community college
Chamber of Commerce - Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce
L/A Arts - local arts organization
School Department - Auburn School Department
Moving to Maine
Cities, Towns, & Counties - city, town, & county information
Maine Festivals & Events - searchable listing of events
Maine Foods, Farms, & Products - info on locally grown food & Maine made products
Maine Job Opportunities - Maine Employment
Maine Kids Page - Kids Activities & Fun
Maine Small Business Guide - Small Business Resources
Visit Maine Guide - searchable guide to Maine
How I can help: Thanks for starting your Maine real estate search with me. My website is full of information for you whether you are looking to buy or sell. I believe that home buyers and sellers should have access to all of the information and expertise they need to be able to make the best decisions possible for their particular situation. Knowledge is power! Whether you are ready right now or just considering your options, please feel free to consider me as your local real estate resource for the Lewiston/Auburn Maine area. I am at your disposal.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. I appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. I am not in the business of simply listing homes for sale. I market and SELL Maine homes, farms, businesses, and land. Any agent can post your home for sale and throw up a sign, but it takes research, a customized marketing plan, and use of the latest technology to SELL homes and succeed in the greater Lewiston/Auburn real estate market. These same technologies as well as a good old-fashioned work ethic, enables me to help buyers find the perfect home for their needs and desires as well.
Please tell me how much my Maine Home is worth!
What is a short sale?
Where do I start?
A short sale occurs when a home seller owes more on their mortgage than the home is worth in the current market. The sale needs to be approved by the seller's lender as they will be accepting an amount that is "short" of the total loan balance. If you want or need to sell your Lewiston/Auburn area home and believe you may be in a short sale situation, I have the knowledge and experience to guide your through the process.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.
I want to stay in my home. Help for AVOIDING FORECLOSURE.
If you are not interested in selling your home, but still want to keep it and avoid foreclosure, click the link below for more information on the Home Affordable Refinancing Program and Home Affordable Modification Program. Help is available. There are now more incentives for lenders to create a "work out" plan and help homeowners avoid foreclosure, but there will still be requirements for each program. These loan modifications and their approval for home owners varies greatly between different mortgage companies. It is definitely worth a try if you want to stay in your home. You may end up on hold, or have to go through several people, but persistence can pay off.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.
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