Portland Press Herald, Maine, Business Briefs Column.
MAINE HOME SALES RISE 4.19 PERCENT OVER YEAR AGO: June Realtors sold 4.19 percent more Maine homes this June than during the same month last year, according to statistics released Monday by the Maine Real Estate Information System.
A total of 1,318 homes were sold in June. The median sales price for those homes reached $159,950, a 14.25 percent rise over last June’s median sales price of $140,000.
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