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South Portland Maine Real Estate

Home Sales & Market Values

Homes sales in South Portland have decreased for two consecutive years, yet prices have stablized and recent inventory has begun to match demand.

2007 Real Estate Sales & Values
Prop # of Sold Price Days on Mkt % of List
Type Units Median Average Med Avg Med Avg
S-Family

271

$218,500

$255,864

43

61

96%

98%

Condo

72

$166.450

$204,288

62

119

99%

99%

Multi

25

$276,583

$279,547

39

62

96%

96%

Land

8

$107,500

$224,063

8

46

98%

97%

Like many communites in the area, South Portland experienced a drop in single family sales in 2007. 41 fewer homes were sold respresenting a decline of 13%. 2007 respresented the second straight year of total sales being lower than the previous year. Average and median selling prices were also down. Sales of condominiums, however, showed a slight increase of 5% as 5 addtional units were sold.

Days on Market remained fairly stable in year-over-year comparisons at 43 days for a single family homes and 62 days for a condo.


2006 Real Estate Sales & Values
Prop # of Sold Price Days on Mkt % of List
Type Units Median Average Med Avg Med Avg
S-Family

312

$226,000

$256,948

44

65

97%

98%

Condo

68

$171.000

$187,210

68

117

97%

98%

Multi

22

$268,100

$271,557

48

69

96%

98%

Land

7

$70,000

$92,700

5

58

85%

88%

In 2006, although sales of single family homes dropped 10.4% (compared to 2005) average prices remained fairly stable. The average home price was $256,948 and the median price was $226,000. Unit sales of 312 were 37 below the rate of 2005.

Condo sales also dropped in 2006 by 10 units or 12.8%. South Portland is not as popular a condo market compared with other area communities, most notably with Portland. There were 22 multi-family properties sold in 2006 at an average price of $271,557.

It clearly took longer to sell a home in 2006 compared to 2005 and South Portland was no exception. The average days on market (DOM) was 65 and the median 44. Both of these factors were significantly higher than the previous year.

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