Owning a historic home in Maine is about stepping into a piece of history and making it part of your own story. With Maine’s rich heritage, many of the state’s older homes carry a unique charm and character you simply don’t find in modern construction. These homes, with their beautiful craftsmanship and architectural detail, bring warmth and [...]

"Longtime broker and Swan Real Estate Agency owner Kim Swan purchased this 53-acre parcel fronting Flanders Bay and Flanders Stream on Jan. 8 as a “passion project.” There will be an opportunity for the public to see Swan Song Salt Farm and offer ideas for its use at a date yet to be [...]

Decor Maine: Gem of Vacationland
by Kathryn Williams

"Places, like people, are hard to pin down, too easy to flatten. And every portraitist, as Pablo Picasso so dramatically demonstrated, has their angle—or angles.  

Painting a picture of Mount Desert Island, Kim Swan’s perspectives are as varied as any cubist master’s: Bar Harbor kid since [...]

by Laurie Schreiber

The buyers of the Blue Hill Inn said they’re embracing both its historic nature and the chance to develop concepts of eco-tourism and green lodging practices. 

Kim and Clair Maxwell bought the inn, at 40 Union St. in Blue Hill, from Duncan Hamilton for an undisclosed price.

Dana Moos of Swan Agency Real Estate represented the seller and Eben Viens of the B&B Team represented the buyers. 

“We were looking on the coast in New England and this one checked all the boxes,” Clair Maxwell told Mainebiz.

The inn is located on two acres in the center of the village of Blue Hill and a block from the head of Blue Hill Bay. Read More

"Northern Maine inn eyed for expanded events opportunities

The new owner of a 78-acre, turnkey inn in northern Maine was attracted to the location and existing revenue stream and also to the opportunity to expand the wedding and events [...]

Swan Agency Real Estate has been a statewide player and leader in the hospitality brokerage business for more than 30 years. We have been a key part of the Bar Harbor/MDI lodging industry for several decades as both brokers and owners. We are proud to have handled the brokerage side of the sale of the Bar Harbor Manor. Kim Swan worked with [...]