The 2023 Maine Industrial Market Outlook     By John Rizzo, SIOR | Partner, Broker         Has supply met demand? Has demand softened? It’s a bit complicated right now. We are still living in a market with an approximate two percent vacancy rate for the industrial sector. With that said, we are also living in a new … Continue reading The Maine Industrial Market Outlook 2023 Update

How To Relocate Your Maine Business In 2023     By Cameron Foster | Associate Broker         Historically, transitioning to a new space has always been a complex process, as it requires planning, organization, and diligence. Welcome to 2023, where thanks to everything from global supply chain issues to rising inflation and other costs, each piece of … Continue reading Relocating Your Business In 2023

Maine’s Housing Shortage Conundrum     By John Finegan | Associate Broker         Like many states across the country, Maine has a housing crisis. The ripple effects of COVID and the needs of asylum seekers have created an influx of people coming to Maine. Simultaneously, the average number of people per household is shrinking, and this exacerbates … Continue reading Maine’s Housing Shortage Conundrum

Life Science And What It Means For Maine Commercial Real Estate     By Sasha Bogdanovics | Associate         We’ve all heard the buzz around “life sciences” and the industry’s anticipated growth in Maine. When the Roux Institute opened in late 2020, interest and speculation around what it would mean for Maine heightened, and judging by the … Continue reading Life Science And What It Means For Maine CRE

Maine’s Shifting Supermarket Landscape: 2023 Retail Market Update     By Joseph Italiaander | Associate Broker         While retail had its fair share of struggles in 2022, the sectors year was highlighted by the strength of the supermarket and the supermarket-anchored shopping center. On a national level, the large national supermarket players, including Whole Foods, Kroger, Ahold … Continue reading Maine’s Shifting Supermarket Landscape

Maine Property Conversion And Redevelopment: 2023 Update     By Brice O’Connor | Broker         Evaluating property, not on what it is today but rather its long-term potential, has long been a pillar of commercial real estate investing and development. Consider the vast changes in commercial real estate sectors that we’ve seen in recent years. Industrial, multi-family, … Continue reading Maine Property Conversion And Adaptive Reuse

Offshore Wind: The Next Driver Of Maine’s Economy?     By Claire Richardson | Associate Broker         From national to local levels, government contributions towards offshore wind efforts in 2022 were among the most extensive we’ve seen, making offshore wind—expected to become a $1 trillion industry by 2040—one of the largest economic opportunities in Maine’s history. The … Continue reading Offshore Wind: The Next Driver Of Maine’s Economy?

Lewiston-Auburn Market Outlook: 2023     By Noah Stebbins | Associate Broker         2022 proved to be another exciting year for commercial real estate in Lewiston-Auburn, with numerous development projects and new tenants entering the market. With a potential recession looming, it’s difficult to predict how the market will be impacted; however, let’s begin on a positive … Continue reading Lewiston-Auburn Market Outlook 2023

Portland, Maine Office Market Predictions for 2023     By Greg Boulos | Senior Partner     By Samantha Marinko | Associate           OVERVIEW Based on our analysis of historical figures and recent market trends, we believe the office market will see an increase in vacancy rates over the next one to three years. This will … Continue reading Maine Real Estate Forecast 2023

Central Maine Commercial Real Estate Market Update: 2023     By Nick Lucas | Broker     By Chris Romano | Associate         AUGUSTA Despite economic turbulence over the past twelve months, public and private money has spurred continued investment in the state’s capital city. Prior to the pandemic, Augusta seemed poised to springboard on a budding … Continue reading Central Maine Market Update 2023

The 2023 Maine Capital Markets Outlook     By Chris Paszyc, CCIM, SIOR | Partner, Broker         2022 was the tale of two halves. I harken back to the 2017 Superbowl where the Patriots were down 28–3 in the first half. Unfortunately, in this analogy, we CRE professionals are Atlanta, and we all know how that story … Continue reading Maine Capital Markets Update – 2023