Housing

The two-story, multi-use building includes four one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom dwelling.

Every week in the Thursday Real Estate Insider, Mainebiz compiles a list of commercial real estate leases. (The Tuesday Real Estate Insider publishes commercial sales.) Here are the leases published in December 2025.

The Greater Portland Council of Governments is leading an initiative encouraging homeowners to consider building accessory dwelling units on their properties.

A land donation from Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine will allow Avesta to develop up to 30 homes in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood.

Municipalities must now annually track new housing construction for the state’s first-ever registry.

In the role, Greg Putnam will oversee Portland Housing Development Corp.'s 1,491-unit portfolio. 

A 19-acre parcel is planned for an affordable housing development of 30 tiny homes. “I think it’s a great project. It’s exciting to see,” said the planning board chair.

From a proposal for Maine's tallest building to efforts to address the housing shortage, here are some of the most-viewed Mainebiz Real Estate Insider stories from 2025.

A longtime provider of financial and organizational support to nonprofits in the midcoast region has launched an online portal to better connect community members with volunteer opportunities. 

After several years of record-setting activity, Portland’s housing market is transitioning into rising inventory, longer days on the market and softening prices, said a local broker.