74 7th Street: a fresh-launch market report

01 · Property snapshot

74 7th Street

Facts below come from the most recent Maine Listings / Flexmls record (MLS 1660554), pulled on November 13, 2026. Assessed value is not in that export and is marked to be confirmed. The interior has not been re-inspected for this report.

Listing photo from the most recent Maine Listings / MLS record, used here for this private owner report.

Item	Detail	Note
Address	74 7th Street, Bangor, ME 04401	Source: Maine Listings export
MLS number / status	1660554 · Expired on November 4, 2026	Source: Maine Listings export
Property type	Residential	Source: Maine Listings export
Style / year built	Colonial / Other, built 1927	Source: Maine Listings export
Bedrooms	3	Source: Maine Listings export
Bathrooms	1 full / 1 half baths	Source: Maine Listings export
Rooms	10	Source: Maine Listings export
Finished living area	2,600 sq ft · $149.23 per sq ft at last list	Source: Maine Listings export
Lot	0.24 acres	Source: Maine Listings export
Parking	2-car garage · Storage Above, Detached, Auto Door Opener	Source: Maine Listings export
Heat / cooling	Baseboard, Radiator, Hot Water, Oil fuel · Cooling: None	Source: Maine Listings export
Water / sewer	Public / Public Sewer	Source: Maine Listings export
Taxes	$5,009 (2024 tax year) · Tax ID BANG-000023-000000-000111	2024 is the year on the MLS card; a later bill is to be confirmed
Assessed value	To be confirmed	Not included in this MLS export
Zoning	Residential	Source: Maine Listings export

From the prior public remarks (for context, lightly abridged): Step into timeless elegance with this gorgeous Bangor Box, perfectly situated on a generously sized .24 acre in-town lot- with direct access to the school right from your backyard. This spacious home offers a large living room with an original fireplace, a dining room with french doors and built in's, as well as a second living area, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a dedicated office, and a charming sewing room now thoughtfully converted into a laundry space. Every corner is filled with stunning original character- from rich woodwork, classic doors, intricate trim, and beautiful built-ins to two original chandeliers that truly make a statement. …

02 · Listing history

How the most recent listing ran

The most recent Maine Listings record (MLS 1660554) shows this property was listed on May 4, 2026 at $388,000. The list price remained $388,000 for the life of the listing in this export — there is no recorded price change. The listing was withdrawn on May 20, 2026. The status changed to Expired on November 4, 2026. MLS days on market are recorded as 16.

Item	Detail
List date	May 4, 2026
Original list price	$388,000
Last list price	$388,000
Price change	No change from the original list price
MLS days on market	16
Status	Expired on November 4, 2026
Withdrawal date	May 20, 2026

A factual record, not a critique. This section restates the public MLS timeline. It is not a comment on the prior agent or brokerage. Plenty of well-presented homes reach expiration when price, timing or buyer traffic do not line up. The point is to use that record to plan a cleaner second launch.

03 · The Bangor market

Current conditions in Bangor

Figures below are from published sources, each cited with its date. No unsourced estimates are included. Months of supply is to be confirmed.

$279,705Town median saleBangor, the three months ending October 2026 · -3.5% year over year

48Typical days on marketVersus 59 days a year earlier

157Active listingsBangor, Realtor.com, October 2026 · +8.14% year over year

$285,000County median salePenobscot County, August 1–October 31, 2026 · -1.38% year over year

Redfin's Bangor housing-market page, as of October 2026, puts the median sale price at $279,705 over the three months ending October 2026, -3.5% from the same period a year earlier. Homes typically went under contract in 48 days, compared with 59 days a year ago. Eighty-eight homes sold in Bangor in October 2026, down from 99 in October 2025 (-11.0%). The typical sale closed at 96.6% of list price (minus 1.6 points year over year), 17.5% of sales finished above list, and 48.8% of listings recorded a price reduction (+7.1 points year over year). Median sale price per square foot was $181, +0.6% year over year.

The Maine Association of REALTORS October 2026 Housing Report (released November 12, 2026, sourced from Maine Listings) shows Penobscot County's median sale price at $285,000 for August 1–October 31, 2026, -1.38% from $289,000 a year earlier, on 505 sales (+3.06%). Statewide, October sales were 1,547 (-6.58%) and the median sale price was $402,500 (-5.63%). The report notes that buyers have more homes to choose from than a year ago and more room to negotiate.

Realtor.com's Bangor market page (key indicators as of October 2026) shows 157 active listings (+8.14% year over year), a median listing price of $302,500 (+0.86% year over year), and a median of 42 days on market. A current months-of-supply figure for Bangor was not published in the sources reviewed for this report and is marked to be confirmed.

04 · Recent comparable sales

Recent comparable sales

Recent closed sales used for this report. The table shows the fields agents normally share in a CMA: address, close date, close price, beds/baths, living area, year built and days on market. Outliers, if any, are labeled and left out of the pricing math.

Comparable close prices$375,000 – $425,0005 sales · Median close $419,000 · median $171.72/sq ft

Suggested unadjusted range$390,000 – $450,000From close prices and $/sq ft · unadjusted

Implied from $/sq ft$414,946 – $484,012Each sale's close price per sq ft times 2,600 sq ft · median implied $446,475

These figures are unadjusted. The suggested range comes from the comps' close prices and from each sale's price per square foot applied to this home's living area. It is a starting point for pricing, not an appraisal, and it needs an in-person look to firm up condition, location and feature differences. The last list price of $388,000 sits below this unadjusted range.

Address	Close date	Close price	Beds / baths	Sq ft	Year built	DOM
66 Howard Street closest	Sep 15, 2026	$425,000	3 / 1.5	2,663	1940	39
295 French Street closest	Jun 12, 2026	$390,000	3 / 1.5	2,371	1920	35
64 Congress Street	May 15, 2026	$419,000	4 / 2.5	2,440	1900	28
118 Poplar Street	Oct 21, 2026	$425,000	4 / 2	2,283	1935	15
10 Salem Court	Oct 22, 2026	$375,000	4 / 2	2,063	1890	109

Close price of each comparable sale

Closest matches are shown in navy. Outliers, if any, are hatched and are not used in the suggested range.

10 Salem Court

$375,000

295 French Street closest

$390,000

64 Congress Street

$419,000

66 Howard Street closest

$425,000

118 Poplar Street

$425,000

05 · The next launch

Why it didn’t sell, and what I’d do differently

The listing came on at $388,000 on May 4, 2026 and was withdrawn on May 20, 2026, after 16 MLS days on market, with no recorded price change. Bangor’s recent median time to contract is 48 days, so most buyers never got a full search cycle with this home. At $149.23 per square foot, the ask was actually below the city’s recent median of $181 per square foot — this is a large in-town Bangor Box on a quarter-acre lot, and that story needs time and media to reach the right buyers. A complete marketing window, not a short one, is the first change I would make.

Give the house a full marketing window

Sixteen days is a short run in this market. I would prepare the launch, go live with professional media, and keep the home fully available for showings through the first several weeks — long enough for in-town buyers who want character, a yard, and a two-car garage to find it.

Professional photos and video

The next listing should open with a full still-photo set and a walk-through video, taken when the home is staged and the exterior is at its best. Buyers decide in the first few images whether to tour. I budget for that media up front, not as an afterthought.

Targeted social and Facebook ads

I put paid ads behind the listing — Facebook and Instagram, aimed at buyers and investors already watching the town and nearby communities — rather than relying only on MLS syndication. The ad creative links back to a dedicated property page, so we can see which message is actually getting clicks.

A custom property website and this report

You already have a private report like this one. For the public launch I build a matching property website and share a clean, owner-ready market summary with serious buyers and their agents. It keeps the story, the photos and the numbers in one place.

Broker-network exposure

Beyond Maine Listings, I shop the property through the eXp network and local agent channels — broker opens, targeted emails, and direct outreach to agents who have been writing offers in this price range. The goal is more qualified traffic in the first two weeks, when a listing gets its best look.

A pricing strategy based on comps

The list price will be set from the comparable sales in this report — their close prices and their price per square foot — not from the prior ask alone. That range is unadjusted and will be firmed up after an in-person look. If showings or offers are light after the first two to three weeks, we revisit price against the same evidence, not against guesswork.

06 · Sources

Market sources

Subject facts and listing history come from the Maine Listings / Flexmls export dated November 13, 2026. Market statistics come from the sources below. Comparable sales will be cited to Maine Listings once they are added.

November 12, 2026 · mainerealtors.comMaine Housing Report, October 2026 (Maine Listings county and statewide statistics)Open source ↗Redfin · as of October 2026Bangor, ME housing marketOpen source ↗Redfin · as of October 2026Orono, ME housing marketOpen source ↗Realtor.com · October 2026Bangor market indicators (listing price, inventory, days on market)Open source ↗Realtor.com · October 2026Penobscot County market page (includes Orono listing count)Open source ↗

Not an appraisal. This is a broker marketing report prepared for the owner, not an appraisal, and it should not be used for lending. It relies on MLS and publicly published market data believed to be reliable but not guaranteed. The interior, systems and current condition have not been inspected for this report. Any figure that could not be sourced is omitted or marked “to be confirmed.” Values and recommended pricing may change when comparable sales are finalized and after a walk-through.

74 7th Street
Bangor, ME 04401