Harpswell Real EstateSearch for Homes & Condos for Sale | Community ProfileAt the southernmost part of Mid-Coast Maine is the picturesque town of Harpswell. Located on one of Maine’s ‘fingers’, Harpswell, with its 216 miles of coastline, is comprised of Orr’s Island, Bailey Island, Great Island, and Harpswell Neck plus over 200 smaller island accessible only by boat. Not far from Brunswick and Freeport, Harpswell is a fishing community with a burgeoning retirement and vacation populace.  Old, white farm houses dot the coast line with rolling hills and the rocky beaches making every turn of a corner another photo opportunity. With some of the few remaining working harbors on the Maine coast, it offers an authenticity of which local residents are proud. Looking for some Maine lobster? Take a walk down to any number of docks to get the freshest of the fresh shellfish off one of the many ‘lobster pounds’ nearby. You haven’t tasted lobster until you have picked yours out off a boat that has just returned from sea! Haprswell is that rare spot in Maine that offers a wide range of waterfront real estate – at relatively affordable prices. In the communities of Cundy’s Harbor, Bailey Island and Orr’s Island you will also find a wonderful collection of artisans, craft makers, florists, stores and shops of many kinds – which will satisfy most all your needs. More traditional shopping and dining needs can be met in nearby Brunswick. Harpswell Real Estate Single family home sales decreased again in 2018, this time by 26.3% compared to the previous years 3.62% - which may be the market stabilizing after a record high in 2016. Unit sales of 133 established the second highest sales in Harpswell records. | | | | | 2019 vs 2018 Sales - YTD Results Through December | | | |
| | Prop
Type |
| Median Prices YTD
2019 | 2018 | | Unit Sales YTD
2019 | 2018
|
| % of
List Price |
| DOM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Homes | | $428,450 | $421,000 | | 136
| 98
| | 96.93% | | 24
| | | Condos | | - | $106,000 | | -
| 1
| | -
| | -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | All housing data has been compiled from research by Maine Home Connection using information from the Maine Real Estate Information System (MREIS) |
Home prices continued to grow in 2018 as the median selling price of $421,00 represented an increase of 5.3%. 2018’s median pricing represented four years of price improvement and was a record high.
Condos are a very small part of the market, as only 1 was sold in 2018 compared to 6 in 2016. Land sales decreased for the first time in four years.
In 2018 five properties were sold over $1,000,000 compared to ten in 2017. | | | Harpswell Sales History | | Year | Units | Price | 2019
| 136
| $428,450
| 2018
| 98 | $421,000
| | 2017 | 133 | $400,000 | | 2016 | 138 | $379,950 | | 2015 | 107 | $365,000 | 2014
| 79
| $317,000 | 2013
| 98
| $381,250 | | 2012 | 66
| $345,000 | | 2011 | 71
| $310,000 | | 2010 | 83
| $300,000 | | 2009 | 54
| $338,775 | | 2008 | 71
| $300,000 | | 2007 | 88
| $377,000 | | 2006 | 63
| $375,000 | | | | |
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