Northern New England

Waters of McLaughry leases 1,750 s/f to Technically-Sound

Bruce Waters, CCIM, senior associate/broker for McLaughry Commercial, negotiated the 1,750 s/f long term lease between Technically-Sound, LL...

Another look at conservation easement: Part 2

Some other recent innovations have been developed with respect to using state funds to purchase conservation easements. Waterfront property ...

Greater Portland's 2007 office market survey

Part 1 appeared in the Feb. 1-7 Northern New England edition. Looking ahead to 2008, Intermed and Drummond Woodsum will occupy nearly all of...

Medical office space demand is strong both on and off hospital grounds

Demand for medical office space continues to significantly exceed supply on most hospital campuses at both the local and regional levels. O...

Brooks Props. seeks to build and maintain quality buildings that will benefit the Merrimack Valley

"Nothing takes the place of persistence," reads the inspirational message hanging on the wall in the executive office of Brooks Properties, ...

The Lockwood Mills Complex is a vital component of Central Maine's economic transformation

In March 2002, about one month after I became executive director of the Central Maine Growth Council, the Hathaway Shirt Company announced t...

With the continued escalation of energy costs, we see more interest in green building construction

With continued notable decline of the residential construction market the forecast for the non-residential construction sector remains somew...

Greater Burlington market: The retail and office sectors continue to show above average growth

Spring is almost upon us in the greater Burlington commercial real estate market. Leasing activity remains stable with vacancy rates across...

Are we in a recession or are we not in a recession? Does anyone know what is going on?

As we enter February, we at Norton Asset Management, Inc. are very busy. Several clients want to sell some properties (land for development,...

Maine's commercial real estate market will overcome economic uncertainty

The past year has been a bumpy ride for our national economy. The collapse of the subprime mortgage market, higher energy costs, and global...