Developments from Scarborough to Bangor get MEREDA nods; the latest on Portland house pricing trends, including April highest and lowest; Build Conference set for June; and some ribbon-cuttings and spring plantings.
The Belgrade Lakes Region has long been a summer haven for out-of-staters an area in northwestern Kennebec County dotted by quaint postcard-cute New England towns surrounded by dozens of lakes.
So it s no surprise that the area, like much of Maine, is in the midst of a residential real estate frenzy. The draw of the lakes and small towns has always been a lure, but now the market for both second homes and primary ones has exploded, driven by urban pandemic flight.
While the lakes look as placid as ever, with loons skimming effortlessly across the water, underneath the surface there is a home-buying feeding frenzy.