PORTLAND, ME (December 21, 2022) – Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, Maine’s leading luxury property company, with offices in Portland, Kennebunk, Brunswick, Damariscotta, Camden, and Northeast Harbor, announces that buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine are still encountering a lower-than-normal inventory of homes available for purchase. According to Maine Listings, 1,289 homes changed hands in November, a decline of 28.7 percent from November one year ago. The median sales price (MSP) for homes sold reached $325,000—up 8.3 percent from November 2021. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less. “While demand remains steady for Maine’s tight for-sale inventory, increased mortgage interest rates, coupled with the typical holiday slowdown, have impacted the market,” says Madeleine Hill, 2022 President of the Maine Association of REALTORS and Designated Broker at Roxanne York Real Estate in Harpswell. “For-sale inventory remains historically low with 13 percent fewer homes on the market in November 2022 compared to last month – and 58 percent fewer homes for sale than pre-pandemic November 2019.” Nationally, sales are down 35.2 percent in November 2022 compared to November 2021. The National Association of Realtors today also reported that the national MSP reached $376,700 in November, an increase of 3.2 percent in a year. Sales in the regional Northeast dipped 28.4 percent and the regional MSP of $394,700 represents a rise of 3.5 percent comparing November 2022 to November 2021. “REALTORS continue to educate sellers and buyers about their local market conditions in terms of the availability of for-sale inventory, housing values, financing costs, and the long-term advantages of home ownership,” adds Hill. “For qualified buyers, home ownership remains a solid financial and quality of life investment. With nearly 1,300 sales, November 2022 was the 7th best November in the 22 years of available records.” Below are two charts showing statistics for Maine and its 16 counties. The first chart lists statistics for the month of November 2021 and 2022 only, statewide. The second chart compares the number of existing, single-family homes sold (units) and volume (MSP) during the rolling three months of September, October and November (2021/2022). Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty can be reached at 207-780-8900 and [email protected]. Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, with offices in Portland, Kennebunk, Brunswick, Damariscotta, Camden, and Northeast Harbor, is Maine’s leading luxury and lifestyle property company with more than 90 agents and six offices serving Maine coastal communities from York County to Hancock County as well as Seacoast New Hampshire. Offices Located at: 2 City Center, Portland, ME 04101 // 207.780.8900 (Greater Portland Maine Real Estate) 150 Port Road, Kennebunk, ME 04043 // 207.967.0934 (Southern Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire Real Estate) 141 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 // 207.729.2820 (Mid Coast Maine Real Estate) 170 Main Street, Damariscotta 04543 // 207.563.2775 (Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta and Bristol Regions Real Estate) 46 Bay View Street, Camden, ME 04843 // 207.230.1003 (Camden, Rockport, and Knox and Waldo County Real Estate) 6 Neighborhood Road, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 // 207.780.8900 (Mount Desert Island, Hancock and Washington County Real Estate)