How to Repurpose Pre-Loved Furniture

Home Ownership

  Think of it as Step 2 in your 2-step plan. Your first step was to follow your passion by buying your dream home in Maine. Now, for Step 2, you can tap into your homeowner’s passion and repurpose pre-loved furniture as a way of truly making the furniture—and...

Get Your House Ready to Sell This Spring!

Home Ownership, Selling, Spring

It’s the scorching-hot thing everyone is talking about. The thing thousands of savvy Mainers are taking advantage of. It’s the red-hot Maine housing selling market and—right now—it is probably THE best way to make SERIOUS money that will benefit you and your family...

Why We Support ACADIA Academy—and Hope YOU Will!

Company News & Announcements

  It’s an idea we believe will have a powerful, beneficial impact right here in the Lewiston-Auburn community. As recently reported in the Lewiston Sun Journal, we at Maine Source Homes & Realty are celebrating 50 years of business by giving back to the...

Best-Ever Mother’s Day Gift—Get Her a She-Shed!

Holidays

  If you are totally hip to All Things Cool and Comfortable, you likely already know what a “she-shed” is. But—just in case you don’t—we thought we’d kick off this post with a picture-perfect definition of “she-shed” recently offered by Realtor.com Deputy Editor...

“Shop Local” in Lewiston-Auburn for Small Business Week!

Living in Lewiston-Auburn

For more than 50 years, national Small Business Week—coming this year from May 1 to 7—has celebrated the incredible achievements of America’s small businesses and the enriching contributions they make to our local communities and to America as a whole. Here in...

Achieving Greater Sustainability; Creating More of a Green Home

Home Ownership, Maine Homeowner Taxes

  Here’s a one-question pop quiz whose answer may shock and amaze you: Question:  What percentage of GLOBAL greenhouse gas emissions are the result of BUILDINGS ALONE in the U.S.? Answer: Nearly 40 percent. (Source: Fine Homebuilding Magazine) If you are like...

Celebrate 50 Years of Maine Source Homes & Realty by “Helping Our Neighbors!”

Company News & Announcements

When he founded Maine Source Homes & Realty 50 years ago, Bill Turner did so by posing a profound and powerful question: What if you could create a real estate and home-building company that offered customers rich, life-empowering benefits they simply could not...

Family-Friendly Outdoor Winter Activities in Lewiston-Auburn

Winter

If you’re lucky enough to live in the Lewiston-Auburn area, you know it can be a “Winter Wonderland” for those who love-love-love family-friendly outdoor winter activities. While other folks might hide from the world while bingeing Netflix, you and your family can be...

Romantic Winter Getaways for Couples in Maine

Holidays

Here’s a novel idea: The next time that Special Someone asks you, “What time is it?” turn to him or her and say, “Time for a romantic winter getaway!”.  Here in Maine, we pretty much OWN the idyllic summer vacation, but winter is a fantastic time for a romantic...

Indoor Winter Activities for Seniors in Lewiston-Auburn

Living in Lewiston-Auburn, Senior Living, Retirement & Downsizing, Winter

Although the pandemic remains a challenge, Lewiston-Auburn is still a wonderful place for seniors who wish to enjoy indoor winter activities. Organizations such as The Lewiston Senior Citizens offer a membership-based way to enjoy engaging, stimulating senior...

5 Best Holiday Films to Enjoy at Home With Your Family

Holidays

Okay, so maybe we’re a bit biased. But if you ask us, there is absolutely nothing as wonderful as Christmas in Maine. Like a Currier & Ives card brought magically to life, your dream home in Maine opens the door to cozy holiday-season memories, many inspired by...

“Shop Local” in Lewiston-Auburn for Perfect Christmas Gifts!

Holidays, Living in Lewiston-Auburn

The statistics are jaw-dropping. In a recent in-depth survey of hundreds of small-business owners in Maine, we see a clear picture of the severe economic disruption and recovery challenge posed by the COVID pandemic. Approximately 55 percent of small businesses in...