Maine Real Estate Brokerage

What Maine Real Estate Brokerage does

Maine Real Estate Brokerage is a privately held, founder-owned real estate brokerage established in 2013 and headquartered at 34 Middle Street, Suite C, Bucksport, Maine. The firm operates state-wide across Maine with a particular concentration in the Downeast region (Bucksport, Orland, Blue Hill, Ellsworth, Sedgwick, and surrounding communities), serving individual buyers and sellers of primary residences, vacation homes, waterfront properties, islands, large land tracts, and commercial real estate. The founder and sole principal broker, George MacLeod, personally handles all client representation, drawing on more than 20 years of brokerage experience and prior top-broker tenure at Trimble Private Brokerage, as well as cross-disciplinary expertise in land use planning, property development, construction, and natural resource conservation.

The company's service portfolio centers on three core offerings: Featured Listings (searchable active inventory on an IDX Broker-powered site), Sold Listings (archive of completed transactions across the firm's deal history), and Private Brokerage Services for confidential transactions involving conservation land trusts, portfolio investors, and commercial properties with active businesses that are not listed on the MLS. Supporting Seller and Buyer service modules provide value analysis, marketing, and closing representation. Property marketing leverages third-party listing platforms—IDX Broker for website search functionality, plus syndication to Realtor.com, Zillow, and Trulia—and social media exposure for top-of-funnel reach. The technology stack is entirely composed of third-party tools; the firm has no proprietary platform, app, or integration.

The firm earns revenue through traditional real estate brokerage commissions on closed transactions in Maine. Pricing is quote-based and individually negotiated for each deal rather than published; commission rates are not disclosed. Customer mix is intentionally broad and horizontal, spanning individual buyers and sellers, international clients, conservation organizations, and commercial investors. The firm is privately held by its founder with no institutional investors, parent entity, or external capital structure noted in the available data.

Name

Maine Real Estate Brokerage

Legal name

Maine Real Estate Brokerage

Website

https://mainerealestatebrokerage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maine Real Estate Brokerage is a privately held, founder-owned real estate brokerage in Bucksport, Maine, offering state-wide residential, vacation, land, and commercial property services across Downeast Maine, with specializations in waterfront, island, and confidential private brokerage transactions led by principal broker George MacLeod.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Brokerage Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG), Investment Sales Brokerage (BPAJABAI), Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Real estate brokerage
• Residential property sales
• Commercial real estate
• Waterfront properties
• Private brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucksport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Brokerage Commissions: Traditional real estate brokerage earning commissions on property transactions. The company represents both buyers and sellers in residential, commercial, and land transactions across Maine. Revenue is generated through transaction fees upon successful property closings.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maine Real Estate Brokerage is a full-service real estate brokerage operating state-wide in Maine, representing buyers and sellers in residential, vacation, waterfront, island, land, and commercial property transactions. The firm is led by owner and principal broker George MacLeod and offers both standard listing/representation services and confidential private brokerage for clients requiring discretion, such as conservation land trusts, portfolio investors, and commercial properties with active businesses.

Product overview

Maine Real Estate Brokerage is a single-location real estate brokerage firm offering a portfolio of interconnected services for buying, selling, and brokering properties in Maine. The core offering includes Featured Listings (searchable active inventory), Sold Listings (completed transaction archive), and Private Brokerage Services (confidential listings for clients requiring discretion). Seller and Buyer Services provide professional representation with accompanying value analysis, marketing, and closing support. The company specializes in waterfront properties (oceanfront, lakefront), land parcels, and commercial real estate throughout Downeast Maine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Brokerage Services
• Private Brokerage Services
• Featured Listings
• Sold Listings

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IDX BrokercoreTechnology or IntegrationIDX Broker provides the integrated listing search functionality on Maine Real Estate Brokerage's featured listings page. This platform integration allows the company to display current property listings on their website.
• Realtor.comcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRealtor.com is used as a syndication platform for property listings, providing broad national and international market exposure for properties listed by Maine Real Estate Brokerage.
• ZillowcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerZillow serves as a listing syndication partner, extending the reach of Maine Real Estate Brokerage listings to Zillow's extensive user base of home buyers and sellers.
• TruliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrulia is another syndication platform used to distribute property listings to additional home search consumers beyond the company's primary channels.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RE/MAX: Global franchised residential brokerage with widespread Maine agent presence. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing on brand recognition, agent network, and technology tools for the same residential buyer pool.
• Sotheby's International Realty: Global luxury real estate network. Comparable as the parent brand of the firm's direct peer (Legacy Properties) and a competitor in the high-end and waterfront/lakefront segment that Maine Real Estate Brokerage targets.
• Christie's International Real Estate: International luxury real estate network. Comparable as a competitor in the premium residential and estate segment, including island and waterfront properties in New England, where Maine Real Estate Brokerage also operates.
• Coldwell Banker: National franchised brokerage with significant Maine agent coverage. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering residential and luxury services through a network model that competes for the same buyer and seller relationships.
• Compass: Tech-enabled national brokerage expanding into secondary and luxury markets. Comparable as a digitally sophisticated competitor whose platform, agent tools, and marketing reach could pressure independent Maine brokerages on listing share and agent recruitment.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices: Large national brokerage network with growing New England footprint. Comparable as a brand-affiliated incumbent offering residential brokerage and ancillary services at scale that independents in Maine compete against.

Direct peers

• LandVest: New England-based brokerage specializing in luxury waterfront, island, and large land-tract properties, with offices across Maine and coastal markets. Highly comparable as a specialist independent serving the same high-ticket, niche segment that Maine Real Estate Brokerage targets.
• Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty: Maine-based Sotheby's affiliate focused on luxury residential, waterfront, and estate properties across the state. Directly comparable as a Maine-headquartered independent brokerage serving premium residential and private-client transactions.
• The Masiello Group (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices): Long-established New England residential brokerage with deep Maine presence, now affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Comparable as a full-service Maine regional competitor offering residential, commercial, and land services to similar buyer profiles.

Regional players

• William Raveis Real Estate: Family-owned New England regional brokerage headquartered in Connecticut with offices across the Northeast. Comparable as a regional independent competing in adjacent New England luxury and waterfront markets that overlap with Maine buyer demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MaineRealEstateBrokerage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maine-real-estate-brokerage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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