Real Estate & Elegant Maine Living - The Way Life Should Be
Elegant Maine Living explores Maine’s luxury real estate market, distinctive properties, and the lifestyle that makes this state such a special place to call home. Hosted by Elise Kiely, a top-producing real estate advisor and lifestyle connector with Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, the podcast features thoughtful conversations with local leaders, creatives, and visionaries who embody the spirit of elegant living in Maine. Whether you're buying, selling, or simply Maine-curious, each episode offers insight, inspiration, and a deeper connection to the people and places that define Maine.
Episodes
Can you build a culture of high expectations and ambition while still leading with heart?
In this episode of Elegant Maine Living, host Elise Kiely welcomes Kaveri Subbarao Nauhaus, CEO of Bernstein Shur, one of Maine's leading law firms, for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, workplace culture, and what it takes to bring out the best in people.
Drawing on their shared backgrounds in law, Elise and Kaveri exp...
What is really happening in the Maine real estate market as mortgage rates approach 7%, inventory rises, and buyers appear to have more leverage?
In this Maine real estate market update, Elise Kiely, Senior Vice President and Global Real Estate Advisor with Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, looks beyond the national housing headlines to explain why there is no single real estate market. From nat...
What really happens behind the beautiful photography used to market Maine real estate?
In Part 2 of this Elegant Maine Living conversation, Maine real estate advisor Elise Kiely goes behind the scenes with architectural and interior photographer Peter Morneau to share what buyers and sellers rarely see—from photographing extraordinary Maine homes and private properties to unexpected weather, runaway pets, chall...
What makes a buyer stop scrolling—and what can a photograph reveal about a home that the rest of us might miss?
In Part 1 of this Elegant Maine Living conversation, Maine real estate advisor Elise Kiely sits down with architectural and interior photographer Peter Morneau to go behind the lens of Maine real estate.
Peter shares his unexpected path from real estate agent to professional photographer and explains h...
What can surviving in the wilderness teach us about how we live our everyday lives?
In Part Two of my conversation with Maine fishing guide, Air Force veteran, and Sanford City Councilor Cheeny Plante, we explore her four appearances on Naked and Afraid—from 21 days in South Africa to a solo survival challenge and two seasons of Last One Standing. Cheeny shares what happens when food, comfort, technology, and e...
What does it mean to intentionally choose the harder path?
In Part One of my conversation with Maine fishing guide and Air Force veteran Cheeny Plante, we explore a remarkable journey that began in Sanford, Maine, and led Cheeny to enlist in the Air Force at just 16 years old. She went on to become a SERE Specialist—completing the demanding Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training and ultimately teachi...
What makes it possible to safely explore some of Maine’s most remote places?
In Part 2 of my conversation with Brian Elowe, we explore why LifeFlight of Maine is such an important part of Maine’s outdoor lifestyle—and the infrastructure that supports our tourism economy. From Maine hiking, skiing, fishing and boating to exploring remote islands and the North Woods, access to critical medical care ma...
LifeFlight of Maine: Critical Care When Minutes Matter — Part 1 with Brian Elowe
What happens when a medical emergency occurs miles from the nearest Maine hospital—on an island, a hiking trail, a ski slope, or deep in the Maine woods?
In Part 1 of my conversation with Brian Elowe, a board member of the LifeFlight Foundation, we explore the mission, history, and extraordinary importance of LifeFlig...
What is it really like to buy or sell a home in Maine today?
In this episode of Elegant Maine Living, Elise Kiely moves beyond the headlines and shares what she's seeing every day with buyers and sellers across Southern and Coastal Maine. While inventory has increased and buyers have more choices than they've had in several years, the best homes continue to attract strong interest—and in many cases, multiple of...
Is the national housing market finally shifting in favor of buyers? And if so, what could those changes mean for Maine real estate?
In this episode of Elegant Maine Living, Elise Kiely steps back from the monthly headlines to explore the national trends quietly reshaping today's housing market. From housing supply and affordability to demographic shifts, family gifting, wellness, multigenerational living, and evolvin...
Can a home change the way you live?
In Part Two of my conversation with interior architect and designer Amanda Pratt, we step inside Shooting Rock, one of Maine's most extraordinary waterfront homes, to explore the vision behind its remarkable transformation.
Amanda shares how architecture, art, craftsmanship, and the natural landscape come together to create a home designed for gathering, creativity, wellness, and co...
Designing Extraordinary Homes in Maine: Amanda Pratt on Architecture, Art, Reinvention & Living Well | Part 1
What transforms a beautiful house into a home people never forget?
In this episode of Elegant Maine Living, I sit down with designer, entrepreneur, and interior architect Amanda Pratt to explore the experiences that shaped her remarkable career—from construction sites and Wall Street to designing ext...
What happens after the diagnosis?
New Listeners Start Here:
New to this conversation? I recommend listening to Part I first, where Laura shares how a single Lone Star tick bite led to her Alpha-gal Syndrome diagnosis, the challenges of getting answers, and why awareness of this growing tick-borne condition matters.
In Part Two of my conversation with my lifelong friend, Laura Finney, we move beyond the medical diagnosi...
What if one tiny tick bite changed your life forever?
Most of us know about Lyme disease. But have you heard of Alpha-gal Syndrome, the life-changing allergy that can develop after a single bite from a Lone Star tick?
In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, I sit down with my oldest and dearest friend, Laura Finney, to share her remarkable story of developing Alpha-gal Syndrome after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard....
Can a centuries-old game help keep your mind sharp while also bringing people together?
In Part 2 of my conversation with Melanie Charest, founder of Mainely Mahjong, we explore why American Mahjong is about much more than mastering the tiles. We discuss the growing body of research surrounding Mahjong and cognitive health, the importance of lifelong learning, and why gathering around a table with friends may be one ...
Why is American Mahjong suddenly everywhere in Maine?
In this episode of Elegant Maine Living, I sit down with Melanie Charest, founder of Mainely Mahjong, to explore why American Mahjong has become one of the fastest-growing social activities in Maine.
What begins as a conversation about colorful tiles quickly becomes a discussion about something much bigger: building community, making new friends, supporting local b...
When I started the Elegant Maine Living podcast just over a year ago, I thought I was creating a platform to share conversations about Maine, real estate, entrepreneurship, and community.
What I didn't anticipate was how much these conversations would teach me.
In this special anniversary episode, I reflect on what I've learned from a year of sitting down with entrepreneurs, physicians, artists, investors, nonprofit l...
What are today's buyers looking for, and how can homeowners position their properties to maximize value in an evolving real estate market?
In Part 2 of my Spring 2026 Maine Real Estate Market Update, I explore how changing buyer preferences are shaping the Maine housing market and share practical strategies for both buyers and sellers navigating today's opportunities.
In this episode, we discuss:
Is the housing market slowing, evolving, or heading toward a downturn?
In Part 1 of my May 2026 Maine Real Estate Market Update, I explore what is happening nationally, why Maine continues to behave differently than many markets around the country, and why thoughtful buyers are still entering the market despite mortgage rates in the mid-6% range.
We discuss:
• Why today's market looks very different from 2008
• The ...
What happens when two middle school girls leave behind their friends, sports teams, school routines, and familiar lives in Maine to spend nearly a year living in Africa and Europe?
In this second half of Elise Kiely’s conversation with the Cook Mueller family, Jasmine and Sydney Mueller share their family sabbatical experience from their perspective.
When their parents first announced the plan to leave Maine for...
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