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There are a few things to do if you have a damp basement, before calling in an expert. A good first step is to re-grade your lot, most importantly the land nearest the house, so the ground slopes away from your foundation. Repair your gutters to channel water away from the house, and remove any porous materials from your foundation. Make sure there is proper ventilation in the basement, and use a dehumidifier if necessary. These steps may help eliminate basement dampness. If you are concerned about mold, you may need to hire an expert to test for mold and talk about ways to remove it. When I do a walk-through with you, we can talk more.

In spite of all the recent news on frozen foreclosures, I would like to remind you that NOT ALL banks have placed moratoriums on processing them. Many foreclosures are still taking place, and purchases of foreclosed properties are still being processed by many other lenders. I can help you make sense of this, and how it might affect a possible purchase for you. I work with some of the most experienced reputable lenders in Maine. Please take advantage of my expertise in this area. I look forward to bringing you some peace of mind!

Call us at 207-784-2525 for any questions you may have or visit our main website at www.meservier.com for more great  articles to explore. Is a  foreclosures a short sale? Visit our site at MaineRealEstateShortSales.com for an explanation on the Maine short sale process.

I’ve been in the Maine real estate business since 1987. While a lot has changed in the Lewiston-Auburn real estate market, one issue has not: Sellers continue to think their homes are worth more than their real estate professional recommends, and buyers continue to think these same homes are worth less.

To successfully market a home in the Lewiston-Auburn area, the price must be set carefully — or it will languish on the market. Considerations that an agent from Meservier and Associates will review with you include:

• How many homes are for sale in your neighborhood? The more homes on the market, the more important it is to list at the lower end of the scale. I want buyers to notice and ask why this house is priced so competitively. I want them to make an offer.

• Take short sales and foreclosures into consideration when pricing. If competing properties are in lousy condition, they are much less of a threat. But if they are well taken care of, yet priced 25 percent below market, they can be a serious factor. I’ll help you figure this out.

• Negotiate decisively. Because buyers are no longer interested in back-and-forth negotiations, we want to make serious offers when buying, and accept serious offers when selling. Buyers are less emotional and more disciplined than they used to be, and they will walk away. Let me go to bat for you in the negotiation process.

• Cut the price when you have to. If no one shows up for an open house, if no one calls and if there are no offers, then unfortunately, your price is too high. That means it’s time to make a meaningful price cut, and I’ll help you overcome this obstacle.

Call me at 784-2525 to discuss your selling or buying situation. I look forward to helping you!

I was just reviewing some information from “The State of the Nation’s Housing,” a report issued each year by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. It is an overview of the U.S. housing market including analyses of market forces, demographic drivers, rental housing, and challenges for the future.

Something in the report caught my eye: A contributing factor to lower household growth was a drop in household headship rates caused by “doubling up.” In other words, some people were forced into combining households to save money during difficult financial times, possibly due to loss of their home or by foreclosure. Household headship rates for all age groups have also fallen since 2005, especially among those under age 35.

Of course, what is going to happen to headship rates in the future remains uncertain. If economic conditions and the foreclosure crisis do not improve, rates may continue to fall. But given the improved affordability conditions, employed workers may soon form households and thus boost headship rates. In most cases, doubling up is only a temporary solution for people — they will eventually prefer to find their own places to live.

The good news, according to the Joint Center, is that the “echo-boom” generation — those born between 1986 and 2005 — will have a tremendous impact on starter homes over the next 15 years. The echo-boom generation, currently at 80.8 million, is even larger than the baby-boom generation. It is projected to grow to 92.9 million by 2025. Meanwhile, baby boomers will boost demand for senior housing.

For household formation to return to normal rates, improvement in the unemployment rate is critical. One study estimates that if unemployment rates fall by a little more than 2 percentage points by the end of 2012, household formation would increase by about 2 percentage points from current levels by 2012.* That would mean that by 2012, normal rates of household formation should come back — roughly around 1 to 1.5 million new households per year.

More good news? Meservier and Associates is prepared to assist both the boomers and the “echo boomers” with their searches for new homes!

*Gary Painter, “What Happens to Household Formation in a Recession?” (Washington, DC: Research Institute for Housing America, 2010).

Good Day! Hope you had a great and safe 4th of July, celebrating our Nations Birthday.

This month’s Real Estate Update isn’t specific to Buckfield, Sumner or Hartford , Maine but thought you’d benefit from the information. In this latest issue you’ll find news about:

• How to make buyers want Your home
• Latest Interest Rates
• Choosing  the best home
• Debunking credit score Myths
• Transform your home with “Home Staging”

Read up on this and more at…  Sue Meserviers Real Estate Update.

Sue Meservier * 207-784-2525 * www.meservier.com

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Yeah! After some html code re-work and vendor dialog we now have a fully functional search for all Maine MLS listings from our Quick Maine MLS search box on the left side navigation at http://www.auburnmainehomesforsale.com,
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On every transaction we do we send a client satisfaction survey asking some specific questions and rating our performance on a scale of 1 to 10 then a additional comment section.   When you get perfect a “10″ rating an these for additional comments.  It’s hard not so share them.  Here’s what Scott & Dana Annear from Auburn, Maine had to say about their recent real estate transaction…

We are very pleased with the realty services provided by Sue and her team.  Each person we dealt with was thorough, knowledgeable, efficient and helpful.  Our questions were answers promptly and we felt th eteam had our best interests in mind.  The Meservier Team was superb!

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