Today's Home Buyers profile broken down by generation. What sources do buyers use when searching for a new home? Where are buyers likely to live? Down payment woes? How long is a typical search?

Averages on fixed-rate mortgages dropped lower this week, continuing to provide a benefit to home buyers and refinancers, Freddie Mac reports.

Suzanne Lufkin Weiss of Cates Real Estate and former Mount Holyoke College roommate Maureen Harrigan, from Baltimore, spent Sunday on Monhegan Island.

MAINE HOME SALES UP 6.89 PERCENT IN AUGUST The real estate market in Maine is maintaining healthy sales and price increases. According to Maine Listings, Realtors reported 1,661 single-family existing home sales in August—a 6.89 percent increase from August 2014. Prices are also up 4.91 percent to a statewide median sales price (MSP) of $187,000.

Bill and Marian Barker were one of the lucky ones this summer to visit with the Budweiser Clydesdales while the horses were in the Midcoast for the Annual Maine Lobster festival parade. The Clydesdales were also rumored to have delivered cases of Budweiser to local establishments.

If the walls could talk. The agents gather infront of the newly painted mural at Planet Toys, on Oak Street in Downtown Rockland.

Forth of July activities and schedules for the State of Maine. See what time your favorite parade begins and what time to catch the local fireworks.

Pamela Prior joins Cates Real Estate Main Street Rockland Office. Pam comes to the Agency with years of real estate experience and a passion for coastal living. Having lived and raised her family along the coast, she now shares this love with her grandchildren. Pam works with Buyers and Sellers on residential and land sales and can be reached at 207.462.2148 or pam@catesre.com #mainerealestate #catesre #pamelaprior

Join the Midcoast community on Main Street in Rockland on Saturday, June 20th for the Annual Summer Solstice Celebration. Main Street is closed off to local traffic as the streets come alive with music, food carts, and fun.

Join us in the Common this morning for the big PLANT SALE. Grab your morning coffee and meet up with local community members while browsing the items. #plantsale #communityevent #onthecommon #homeimprovement