Protesters march onto the Maine State Pier in Portland on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 to attend a rally against the possibility of tar sands oil being piped from Canada across northern New England to Portland, Maine. Critics of so-called tar sands oil say Canadian energy firm Enbridge Inc. is eyeing an existing oil pipeline that carries oil from Portland to Montreal with the idea of reversing the flow and sending the oil across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine to Portland. (AP Photo/Portland Press Herald, Gregory Rec)
Home sales rise in Maine over year
Published: 03:07:59 PM, Fri 22 February 2013 UTC
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Realtors say sales of single-family homes in Maine have increased by 21 percent between January 2012 and the same month this year.
Statistics released by a statewide multiple listing service show 664 homes changed hands last month, compared to 547 in January 2012.
The median sales price for those homes reached $162,000, a rise of 3 percent from a year earlier. The median indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.
Maine Association of Realtors President Bart Stevens says Maine is shifting from a strong buyer's market to a more balanced market.
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