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Treasures of Downeast Maine: Uncover 5 Adventures You Won't Want To Miss

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At Swan Agency, we want to let you know that Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island offer some of the most scenic views when hiking, driving or simply looking out your window. Whether you want to live here -- or already live here and want to show your guests the beauty of Downeast Maine -- we promise you’ll always have a long list of things to [...]

Yes, You Should You List Your Maine Home in the Winter and Here's Why

Yes, You Should You List Your Maine Home in the Winter & Why

Sellers often believe that it’s impossible to sell a home in Maine during the winter months. But that isn’t true at all. There’s never a bad time to list your home for sale when you have Swan Agency on your team. Don’t wait months to list your Maine home for sale. Selling your home in winter isn’t just possible; in many cases, it’s [...]

Featured in MaineBiz, "Waterfront restaurant in Stonington sells to long-time Bar Harbor restaurateurs"

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By Laurie Schreiber

A long-time restaurant on the waterfront in Stonington has sold to Bar Harbor restaurateurs who have been in the business for nearly 50 years.

Laura and Erik Johnson bought 27 Main St. from Rudi Neumayr of Nereus Investments LLC for an undisclosed price.

The list price was $1.195 million.

Erica Brooks of Swan Agency Real [...]

The Smart Home Advantage: 5 High-Impact Ways To Boost Your Home's Resale Value

Smart Home Advantage: 5 High-Impact Ways To Boost Your Home's Resale Value by SWAN Agency Real Estate

Consumers are embracing new technologies in every sector, including the real estate market. Homeowners seeking to learn how to increase home value are well-advised to cater to this hunger for technology, because it can make a home stand out from the crowd of real estate inventory. Not only will buyers be more attracted to your home, but [...]

Featured in the MDIslander: "Designer Showhouse transforms Hamilton Hill property" by Piper Curtin

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The long-shuttered Hamilton Hill mansion is now open for tours during the 2023 Bar Harbor Designer Showhouse
ISLANDER PHOTO BY PIPER CURTIN

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BAR HARBOR — Driving up winding Hamilton Hill Way, on the crest of a grassy hill, a mansion and the expanse of the Atlantic come into view. Inside the mansion, carved statues of an [...]

Creating Coastal Charm: Staging and Decorating Your Maine Home To Impress Potential Buyers

Maine Home Staging Ideas To Impress Buyers by SWAN Agency Real Estate

Home staging is an art as much as a skill. The right home staging inspires higher selling prices, according to the National Association of Realtors; as much as $40,000 over list, in recent survey results.

Not only that, but well-staged homes in 2021 sold an average of nine days faster than homes that weren’t staged.

At Swan Agency, we love helping our clients make more money, faster. That’s why we’ve put together this home staging checklist to use when [...]

The New York Times - "A Tiny Cabin, A Little Island and a Big Change: Am I Crazy?"

 

"A New Jersey woman now lives alone part of the year on a remote island in Maine that Stephen King called ‘a novel here, just waiting to be written.

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Greta Rybus for The New York Times

“Duck Ledges Island,” the listing read, “offered in its entirety.”

The accompanying photos showed a scene of stark

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