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BAR HARBOR — It almost seemed like a return to “normal” with the Acadia Choral singing beautiful Christmas music – in this case, Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Buxtehude’s “The Newborn Child”

As the demand for single-family homes grew during the pandemic, the supply shrunk, continuing a years-long downward trend. Some parts of the country have a greater supply of single-family homes

Photo Credit: Hannamariah / Shutterstock While the housing market has cooled in recent months, the last few years have seen a home-buying frenzy. Historically low interest rates, government stimulus payments, and high savings rates hel...

Fast-rising home prices and rents nationwide illustrate that supply has failed to keep up with housing demand: the country has a shortage of nearly 4 million housing units. But another

Photo Credit: pbk-pg / Shutterstock The last two years have shown that the stock of housing in the U.S. is inadequate for the country’s needs. Fast-rising home prices and rents nationwide illustrate that supply has failed to keep up wi...

The months’ supply of homes, which measures how long it would take the current supply of homes to sell at the current sales pace, fell by more than 46% from

The months’ supply of homes, which measures how long it would take the current supply of homes to sell at the current sales pace, fell by more than 46% from

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Photo Credit: anek.soowannaphoom / Shutterstock After nearly two years of unprecedented competition, the residential real estate market is finally showing signs of cooling off. While inventory remains at low levels and demand is still ...

Photo Credit: fizkes / Shutterstock The U.S. has long been known for its diversity relative to other nations. For hundreds of years, migration and growth have brought people of countless different backgrounds to the American melting po...