Article: MAINE'S VACATION HOMES

Article: Census: Maine Leads in Vacation Homes
AP Online;  August 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... cottages and woodsy camps, Maine leads the nation for the percentage of vacation homes, beating out sunny ... of seasonal homes in Maine, but the seaside has ... coastal communities, vacation homes account for more than ... housing. Experts say Maine's proximity to large ...

Article: Maine Vacation Homes, Sales Prices Held ...
Real Estate Weekly News;  January 30, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Oceanside vacation homes maintained their sales pace in 2008 in Maine, though the state did not escape ... 25 percent. Sales prices in Maine decreased in 2008, at about ... view of New England and how Maine compared in greater detail ...

Article: Beggar thy neighbor? Property taxation of vacation ...
National Tax Journal;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... homes in the United States. Vacation homes constitute just over three percent ... housing units classified as vacation homes. Maine and Vermont are the states with the highest concentration of vacation homes, with vacation homes representing ...

Article: Big landowners fret about new LURC plan ; Conservationists say it ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  September 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Portland Press Herald (Maine) 09-23-2009 Big ... scattered construction of vacation homes. Byline: JOHN RICHARDSON ... and zoning agency for Maine's North Woods is finalizing ... Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. Regulators ... modern four-season vacation homes replacing ...

Article: All gain but no pain for vacation homes? ; The tax ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  July 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Portland Press Herald (Maine) 07-04-2004 All gain but no pain for vacation homes? ; The tax cap ... was initiated by the Maine Taxpayers Action Network ... COMMUNITIES SOME OF MAINE'S top communities for vacation homes, and what percentage ...

Article: THE HILLS ARE ALIVE . . . WITH THE SOUND OF NAIL GUNS BUILDING ...
The Boston Globe;  May 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... baby boomers are buying vacation homes they plan to retire ... desirable land for building vacation homes is hard to come by ... lake- and oceanfront vacation homes to go around, added Sue Doughty, president of Maine Real Estate Information ...

Article: Assisted-living, rental taxes proposed ; The governor's budget ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  February 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Portland Press Herald (Maine) 02-13-2005 Assisted ... seniors and renters of vacation homes. Byline: MARK PETERS ... Edition: FINAL Section: Maine & New England ... a need for the tax. Maine's current law requires ... sales tax when they rent vacation homes. The same is true for ...