The Boulos Company Facilitated Two Land Acquisitions for the Forthcoming  Stroudwater Commons Multi-Family Housing Development The 130-Condominium Community Will Expand Attainable Homeownership Options in Portland, ME  Portland, ME (January 2025) – The Boulos Company is pleased to announce they facilitated two land acquisitions on behalf of Stroudwater Commons, LLC, paving the way for development to begin on Stroudwater Commons, a new 130-unit condominium community to be located at 1877 Congress Street in Portland, ME.  Stroudwater Commons, LLC acquired a 4.04± acre parcel at 1877 Congress … Continue reading The Boulos Company Facilitated Two Land Acquisitions for the Forthcoming Stroudwater Commons Multi-Family Housing Development

Before the 2026 Market Outlook — Our CRE Predictions     By Joseph Italiaander | Broker       There is plenty to be excited about in the commercial real estate world as we turn the page to 2026. After a sluggish 2024, demand for CRE and dealmaking appetites rebounded in 2025. Despite Q1’s strong economic headwinds—tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, stubborn interest rates—‘return to office’ mandates and favorable policies, like the economic bonus depreciation, spurred development as the year progressed.   And I expect … Continue reading Before the 2026 Market Outlook — Our CRE Predictions

As Portland’s Conversion Boom Slows, What’s Next for the Downtown Office Market?     By Nate Stevens |Managing Partner, Designated Broker       Over the past several years, Portland, ME lead New England’s office-to-residential/hospitality conversion trend as older office buildings were reimagined as apartments, educational facilities, and boutique hotels. Since 2020, The Boulos Company has removed more than 600,000 square feet of downtown office space from our annual office market survey, a practice that occurs when a space is permitted for non-office … Continue reading As Portland’s Conversion Boom Slows, What’s Next for the Downtown Office Market?

Nature is Good for Business and People: the role of land conservation in commercial real estate     By Sasha Phillips | Associate Broker       Environmental conservation is an important piece of the commercial development puzzle. New projects bring jobs, tax revenue, and economic vitality, but preserving natural spaces helps ensure sustainable growth for people, our economy, and … Continue reading Nature is Good for Business and People: the role of land conservation in commercial real estate

What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Commercial Real Estate          By Reese McFarlane | Associate Broker        The nearly 900-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law earlier this year extending or making permanent many tax provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). For commercial real estate … Continue reading What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Commercial Real Estate

Lessons from a New Commercial Real Estate Broker       By Nate Roop | Associate       Eighteen months ago, Nate Roop entered the commercial real estate (CRE) world when he joined The Boulos Company. In that short time, he’s learned a lot about what it takes to find success in CRE and why working with a knowledgeable … Continue reading Lessons from a New Commercial Real Estate Broker

The Boulos Company Announces Noah Stebbins Has Been Promoted to Partner    The Boulos Company is thrilled to announce that Noah Stebbins has been promoted to Partner. Since joining the firm in September 2019, Stebbins has established himself as a trusted advisor and one of the company’s most dedicated brokers, building a reputation for professionalism, drive, and results.  A Biddeford … Continue reading The Boulos Company Announces Noah Stebbins Has Been Promoted to Partner

The Boulos Company Facilitates $5.99 Million Sale of 56-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine    Lewiston-Auburn, ME – The Boulos Company announces they coordinated the sale of a 56-unit multifamily portfolio across six properties in the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, ME for $5,990,000. The completed transaction was between sellers JDR Holdings LLC, JDR Exchange LLC, and IMAJ Properties LLC and the … Continue reading The Boulos Company Facilitates $5.99 Million Sale of 56-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

                    The Center for Grieving Children Moves into a New Sanford Location to Meet Growing Community Need The Boulos Company Facilitated the Center’s Move to 1209 Main Street, Giving the Organization a New Home Designed to Serve More Families   Sanford, ME (August 12, 2025) – The Boulos Company is pleased … Continue reading The Center for Grieving Children Moves into a New Sanford Location to Meet Growing Community Need

2025 Mid-Year Market Outlook: Northern New England        By Jon Rizzo | Partner, Broker         Recently, Boulos Co. Partners Jonathan Rizzo and Caitlin Burke participated in a commercial real estate thought leadership panel with other key players from the development, construction, and brokerage sectors to discuss the state of Northern New England’s CRE market. Hosted … Continue reading 2025 Mid-Year Market Outlook: Northern New England

  Rare 282-Acre Southern Maine Property Offers Prime Land with Significant Development and Agricultural Potential   If you live in Maine, you are familiar with one of Maine’s largest flat fields to the east of I-95 at the toll booth in Gray. It is over 280 acres! Learn more about what is happening there!   GRAY/NEW GLOUCESTER, ME (July 22,2025) … Continue reading Rare 282-Acre Southern Maine Property Offers Prime Land with Significant Development and Agricultural Potential

Planning for Growth: What Startups Should Know Before Securing Commercial Space         By Cameron Foster | Broker       50 years in Commercial Real Estate have shown us that thoughtful planning can make all the difference between a smooth path to growth and a costly misstep—especially for young companies navigating CRE for the first time.   In … Continue reading Planning for Growth: What Startups Should Know Before Securing Commercial Space