Chris Saladino, Real Estate Broker

03/02/2012

Rent vs Buy, now may be a good time to plan for the future.

Researchers from several universities have just completed a paper that looks at what they call the hurdle rate. This is the point at which it's equally smart...

03/02/2012

The greater Portland area has had some great retail news over the past year!

Retail sales in December 2011 grew 3.7% over the same month in 2010, according to the Maine State Planning Office. Total taxable retail sales in December were $1.76 billion. Building supply sales grew 13.8% in December, which marked the seventh consecutiv

03/02/2012

While I do think real estate is local, I do think the national economy has some influence. (via RISMedia)

(MCT)—The nation’s economy grew faster in the final months of last year than initially estimated as consumer spending and business investments for things

03/02/2012

Here are some recent statistics for Maine showing activity and average pricing. The last few months seem to be trending in a positive direction.

03/02/2012

This is a segment I did on WCSH 6 this morning about staging and getting your property ready for the spring market. Part 2 will be airing this Monday the 5th.

If you are thinking about putting your house on the market in the Spring then now is the time to get your place ready to sell. Chris Saladino from Ocean Gate Realty visits the MORNING REPORT on behalf of the Greater Portland Board of Realtors for our "Reality Check on Real Estate".