The South Portlander: Real Estate

South Portland Home Sales for August

August home sales in South Portland, Maine, seem to indicate that the real estate market is slow, with not many homes fetching top dollar. Only two single-family homes sold for more than $300,000—one on Elderberry Drive, off of Highland, and the other on Cross Meadow Road.

62 DAWSON ST Ranch $192,500 SINGLE FAM
2 WHITWORTH DR Split-Level $295,000 SINGLE FAM
5 LAWN AV Split-Level $219,000 SINGLE FAM
329 EVANS ST Colonial $294,000 SINGLE FAM
159 ELDERBERRY DR Colonial $350,000 SINGLE FAM
13 ANCHOR RD Colonial $279,900 SINGLE FAM
18 MCLEAN ST Colonial $236,750 SINGLE FAM
175 SOUTH RICHLAND ST Cape Cod $200,000 SINGLE FAM
780 BROADWAY Cape Cod $200,000 SINGLE FAM
68 NORTH KELSEY ST Cape Cod $175,000 SINGLE FAM
20 GARFIELD CR Cape Cod $181,000 SINGLE FAM
57 MCLEAN ST Cape Cod $184,000 SINGLE FAM
68 CROSS MEADOW RD Cape Cod $355,000 SINGLE FAM
371 HIGHLAND AV Conventional $217,210 SINGLE FAM
193 ANTHOINE ST Conventional $182,000 SINGLE FAM
14 COLUMBUS AV Conventional $219,900 SINGLE FAM
29 VINCENT ST Family Conver. $370,000 THREE FAM
68 CHAPEL ST Family Conver. $236,000 TWO FAMILY
245 BROADWAY Condominium $165,000 CONDO
30 JAMESTOWN CT Condominium $164,000 CONDO
378 SAWYER ST Condominium $164,000 CONDO
25 HENLEY ST Condominium $303,100 CONDO
240 BARNSTABLE RD Condominium $154,900
LEMONT AV REAR Vacant Land $28,000 RES
109 BRIGHAM ST Vacant Land $67,900 RES

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Housing Graph Shows Downturn in Home Sales

This graph shows the fluctuations in South Portland home sales by quarter, with a distinct downward trend in volume as the economy has worsened. Notice how housing sales slow in the dead of winter, a normal pattern in severe climates like Maine’s.
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2004-2008_sale_volume_and_median_price.pdf

Main Street Motel in South Portland Fetches $2 Million

Here are more South Portland, Maine, real estate sales for May and through June 8. Note that the two big-ticket sales were for commercial buildings. An office building at 9 Donald Dean Dr., near the Maine Mall, sold for $1.25 million, while a Main Street motel fetched $2 million. A Willard Beach home generated the highest price, with a Beach Street house going for $465,000. Click on the map icons to view addresses and sales prices of South Portland, Maine, properties.

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76 KALER RD Conventional $236,000 SINGLE FAM
51 LINTON ST Conventional $160,500 SINGLE FAM
211 HARRIET ST Conventional $180,000 SINGLE FAM
265 ELM ST Conventional $204,500 SINGLE FAM
11 BUCHANAN ST Cape Cod $193,500 SINGLE FAM
738 MAIN ST Motel $2,400,000 MOTELS
92 PENNSYLVANIA AV Split-Level $169,000 SINGLE FAM
90 CLEMONS ST Colonial $244,000 SINGLE FAM
43 MCLEAN ST Conventional $240,000 SINGLE FAM
120 PENNSYLVANIA AV Split-Level $175,000 SINGLE FAM
75 BEACH ST Conventional $465,000 SINGLE FAM
44 GREELEY ST Colonial $290,000 SINGLE FAM
21 VALLEY ST Condominium $155,000 CONDO
245 BROADWAY Condominium $165,000 CONDO
23 GREENBRIAR WY Condominium $253,000 CONDO
240 BARNSTABLE RD Condominium $152,500 CONDO
91 DEAKE ST Conventional $280,000 SINGLE FAM
357 PREBLE ST Cape Cod $259,966 SINGLE FAM
15 PILLSBURY ST Conventional $265,000 SINGLE FAM
49 HERFORD AV Conventional $250,000 SINGLE FAM
49 MEMORY LN Condominium $230,000 CONDO
512 OCEAN ST Stores/Apt Com $310,000 STORE/SHOP
28 SMITH ST Cape Cod $220,000 SINGLE FAM
58 BONNYBRIAR RD Ranch $166,000 SINGLE FAM
11 COLONIAL AV Colonial $201,000 SINGLE FAM
15 BRENTON ST Cape Cod $185,000 SINGLE FAM
9 EDWIN ST Modern/Contemp $189,000 SINGLE FAM
74 LOWELL ST Bungalow $202,000 SINGLE FAM
91 ELSMERE AV Conventional $284,000 THREE FAM
0 PEARY TR Vacant Land $92,000 RES
757 MAIN ST Condominium $114,000 CONDO
26 BELLEVUE AV Conventional $287,900 SINGLE FAM
25 HENLEY ST Condominium $299,900 CONDO
104 SETTLER RD Colonial $233,500 SINGLE FAM
9 DONALD B DEAN DR Office Bldg $1,250,000 OFFICE BLDG

May Real Estate Sales in South Portland

114 DEAKE ST Bungalow $305,000 SINGLE FAM
43 WILLARD ST Ranch $297,000 SINGLE FAM
329 PREBLE ST Conversion $347,322 THREE FAM
317 PREBLE ST $159,000 CONDO
148 BREAKWATER DR $245,000 CONDO
148 BREAKWATER DR $142,500 CONDO
245 BROADWAY $144,500 CONDO
307 PINE ST Bungalow $339,500 SINGLE FAM
30 BOYD RD Cape Cod $250,000 SINGLE FAM
597 PREBLE ST Conventional $655,000 SINGLE FAM
96 BOOTHBY AV Bungalow $235,000 SINGLE FAM
97 WALNUT ST Bungalow $232,900 SINGLE FAM
48 NORTH RICHLAND ST Colonial $249,000 SINGLE FAM
381 BROADWAY Conventional $205,000 SINGLE FAM
18 OCEAN ST $128,000 CONDO
606 BROADWAY Colonial $245,000 SINGLE FAM
14 MILDRED ST Conventional $199,500 SINGLE FAM
301 LINCOLN ST Conventional $210,000 SINGLE FAM
136 MAIN ST Conventional $150,000 SINGLE FAM
6 WHITEHALL AV Ranch $188,000 SINGLE FAM
9 LEMONT AV Conventional $199,000 SINGLE FAM
77 ROMANO RD Conventional $155,000 SINGLE FAM
115 CUMBERLAND RD Colonial $240,000 SINGLE FAM
67 MCKINLEY ST Cape Cod $182,000 SINGLE FAM
64 WASHINGTON AV Cape Cod $217,500 SINGLE FAM
120 THADEUS ST Industrial $179,500 COMM CONDO
8 HERON COVE DR $205,000 CONDO
54 SNOWBERRY DR Colonial $315,000 SINGLE FAM
173 BARNSTABLE RD Cape Cod $365,000 SINGLE FAM
50 BOYSENBERRY Cape Cod $362,500 SINGLE FAM
14 PEPPERBUSH CR Ranch $252,000 SINGLE FAM
757 MAIN ST $113,832 CONDO
49 MEMORY LN Condo $230,000 CONDO
213 SANDY HILL RD Ranch $196,100 SINGLE FAM
68 NEW YORK AV Cape Cod $236,000 SINGLE FAM

South Portland Residential Sales for April

Here are residential real estate sales recorded in South Portland, Maine, for April 2008.
56 Colchester, $105,000 (vacant land)
36 Minott, $110,000 (condo)
36 Minnott, $114,000 (condo)
240 Barnstable, $145,000 (condo)
240 Barnstable, $149,900 (condo)
240 Barnstable, $149,900 (condo)
18 Ocean St, $158,500 (condo)
19 Orlando, $161,900 (conventional)
154 Skillings, $168,000 (Bungalow)
31 Spurwink, $169,000 (Cape Cod)
21 Edwin, $173,500 (Ranch)
197 Settler, $177,700 (condo)
20 Massachusetts, $179,000 (Ranch)
71 Sandy Hill, $180,000 (Ranch)
79 Marcelle, $188,500 (Bungalow)
33 Buchanan, $205,000 (Cape Cod)
67 Thornton, $206,000 (Cape Cod)
8 Heron Cove, $205,000 (condo)
29 Ashbourne, $207,000 (condo)
145 South Kelsey, $208,000 (Cape Cod)
124 Coach, $226,000 (Ranch)
49 Memory Lane, $232,500 (condo)
46A Street, $258,020 (two family home)
89 Elderberry, $338,000 (Colonial)
50 Boysenyberry, $362,500 (Cape Cod)
20 Checkerberry, $380,352 (Colonial)