For the sixth straight month, Maine saw more homes go up for sale in August.

Buyers closed deals on 1,712 homes in August, a 9.9% jump, compared with the 1,557 sold in August 2024, according to the Maine Association of Realtors.

Meanwhile, the median sales price for a Maine home rose about 2.4% to $409,450, compared with $400,000 in August 2024.

Jeff Harris, the president of the Maine Association of Realtors and a broker with Farmington-based Harris Real Estate, said Thursday that the housing market is showing signs of “shifting more into balance.”

He noted that the number of homes currently for sale is the highest seen since October 2020.

“Potential home buyers in Maine have more options than they have had over the past five years,” Harris said.

Meanwhile, national sales rose a more

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