Market Highlight: Maine Retail
May 16, 2012 in Articles
Author: Matthew Cardente
Publication: Northeast Real Estate Business
The Southern Maine retail market is rebounding. According to Malone Commercial Broker’s retail survey, Greater Portland’s vacancy rate was at a 10-year high of 10.8 percent in 2009 but dropped down to 6.24 percent in 2011. We are seeing absorption of some empty big boxes, and new retailers are entering Maine’s marketplace.
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Poll: Mainers feel better about economy
February 2, 2012 in Articles
Author: Associated Press
Publication: Portland Press Herald
PORTLAND — A new poll shows Mainers are feeling better about the economy.
The poll released today by Market Decisions of Portland says Maine consumers turned optimistic about the economy in January, with consumer sentiment rising 12 percent from the previous quarter.
Experts Provide Forecasts for 2012
January 3, 2012 in Articles
Author: Steve Baumann, David Harrigan, Frank O'Connor, Tony McDonald
Publication: Portland Press Herald
This article discusses forecasts for 2012 for the different commercial real estate sectors in Maine.
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Picturing Portland in the digital age
December 29, 2011 in Articles
Author: Tom Bell
Publication: MaineToday
Picturing Portland in the digital age
A trove of images that offer an unusually detailed glimpse of the city's architecture in the Roaring '20s is finding its way online.
Stored in the city tax assessor's office for nearly 90 years, a remarkable collection of historic photographs of more than 10,000 Portland buildings is now being digitized so they can be readily accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.