The recent nationwide settlement is a big step towards transparency in real estate transactions, ensuring that both buyers and sellers are fully aware of how their realtors are compensated.  Traditionally, sellers’ listing agents have shared their commission with buyers’ agents as an incentive to attract more buyers to view their homes. This [...]

Welcome to Portside Real Estate Group’s 2024 Q1 and Q2 market recap and forecast. I’m Dava Davin, CEO of Maine’s second-largest brokerage. As we delve into the current real estate trends, I’m excited to bring you focused updates and useful information in our beautiful state of [...]

Maine Residential Market Overview - Best Quarter of the Year!

The third quarter brought a noticeable seasonal shift in inventory and sales, making it the busiest and most vibrant period for Maine's real estate market this year. It was a mixed bag of real estate tales - ranging from intense bidding wars for coveted single-family homes in the [...]

Maine Residential Market Overview - Best Quarter of the Year!

The third quarter brought a noticeable seasonal shift in inventory and sales, making it the busiest and most vibrant period for Maine's real estate market this year. It was a mixed bag of real estate tales - ranging from intense bidding wars for coveted single-family homes in the [...]

Portside is excited to announce that it will be hosting Maine's Open House Weekend on October 14 and 15. It is an open house extravaganza that will feature fresh new listings, showcasing some of the best properties available in the [...]

SMALL ACTS, BIG IMPACT
How Businesses Can Implement Simple Systems to Give Back to the Community

Thursday, October 19th • 9:00AM - 11:30AM
The Public Works [52 Alder Street, Portland]

Adam Lee will kick off the programming with his inspirational story of community involvement. Then our panel of experts from Maine’s nonprofit sector will [...]

Maine Residential Market Overview

I am sure we are all tired of the overused phrase "soft landing," but I am going to say that is what we have seen here in the Maine real estate market. After a sluggish start in the first quarter, the Maine residential real estate market experienced a welcome upturn during the Spring months of Q2. While unit [...]

Portside is excited to announce that it will be hosting Maine's Open House Weekend on May 20 and May 21. This event will feature fresh new listings, showcasing some of the best properties available in the [...]

We brought together the top new construction brokers in Southern Maine on April 26th at the Public Works in Portland!

“Get the Scoop on New Construction” not only educated brokers on the benefits of new construction, but showcased the numerous new construction opportunities and developments within the Greater Portland Region. Eleven [...]

Hey there, fellow real estate enthusiasts! 

If you've been keeping an eye on the Maine market in Q1 of 2023, you'll know that things have been shifting around quite a bit. The Covid "FOMO" is definitely over, and that's a good thing! We realtors finally have a chance to catch our breath and connect with our clients on a deeper level. But [...]