Real Estate & Construction

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.

The soaring seven-story structure will be the future home of Northeastern University’s Roux Institute, which is projected to welcome graduate students for the spring 2028 semester.

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

Every week in the Tuesday Real Estate Insider, Mainebiz compiles a list of commercial real estate sales. Here is a compilation of sales published in December 2025.

Maine Course Hospitality Group acquired a hotel in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and is nearing completion of a hotel in Scarborough.

Business leaders from around the state have varying expectations for the coming year.

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.

Maine's retail sector was a mixed bag of store openings and closings in 2025, from Warby Parker's arrival in the Old Port to the end of an era for Renys downtown.