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• 2021

  • January

    • Carente Real Estate Transacts 25 Winter Green Way in Brewer, Maine
    • NEW LEASE LISTING | 25 Yarmouth Crossing | 3,000 +\- SF Single Story Freestanding Commercial Building

  • March

    • Cardente Real Estate Featured Listings- March 18th, 2021

  • April

    • Cardente Real Estate Featured Listings & Transactions
    • Cardente Real Estate's Latest Commercial Leasing Transactions

  • May

    • Edward Jones Leases at 19 Northbrook Drive in Falmouth, Maine

  • August

    • Purchase Requirements - August 2, 2021
    • PREMIER PORTLAND SITE JUST LISTED FOR SALE
    • Southern Maine’s commercial real estate market - A look back and now
    • Cardente Real Estate Featured Listings & Transactions - August 10, 2021

• 2020

  • February

    • Cardente Real Estate Featured Listings - February 7, 2020
    • Cardente Real Estate Wishes All A Happy Valentine's Day!
    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE SELLS SABLE OAKS REDEVELOPMENT SITE IN SOUTH PORTLAND
    • UP TO 34,230 +/- SF AVAILABLE AT PORTLAND'S PREMIER DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
    • Cardente Real Estate Featured Listings - February 26, 2020

  • March

    • Another strong year for the Greater Portland commercial real estate market in Maine - by Matthew Cardente
    • Cardente Real Estate Leases 33,973 Distribution Center to Federal Express

  • April

    • Cardente Real Estate Brokers 33,973 +/- Square Foot Lease To Federal Express in Portland, Maine

  • June

    • Cardente Real Estate Featured Listings- June 2, 2020
    • Cardente Real Estate COVID-19 Resources & Policies

  • July

    • Cardente Real Estate Featured Listings- July 28, 2020
    • 4,035 +/- SF NOW AVAILABLE AT 40 MANSON LIBBY ROAD IN SCARBOROUGH
    • Cardente Real Estate Leases 2,310 +/- Square Feet of Office Space

  • August

    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE FEATURED LISTINGS- AUGUST 13, 2020

  • September

    • 1,549-1,971+/- SF OF PREMIER OFFICE/GENERAL BUSINESS SPACE NOW AVAILABLE FOR LEASE AT SPARHAWK MILL IN YARMOUTH
    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE FEATURED LISTINGS- SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
    • TWO UNIT COMMERCIAL OWNER/USER INVESTMENT PROPERTY IN RUMFORD MAINE

  • October

    • FREESTANDING PORTLAND PENINSULA COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON VISIBLE CORNER
    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE FEATURED LISTINGS- OCTOBER 8, 2020
    • NEW LISTING SPOTLIGHT: Two Unit Commercial Owner/ User Investment Property
    • NEW LISTING SPOTLIGHT: Freestanding Portland Peninsula Commercial Building On Visible Corner
    • NEW LISTING SPOTLIGHT: One Unit Remaining at Yarmouth's Landmark Sparhawk Mill
    • NEW LISTING SPOTLIGHT: HIGH END MEDICAL OFFICE/OFFICE CONDO IN PORTLAND FOR SALE
    • Cardente Real Estate Reps Maine Needs In Lease in Portland

  • November

    • Cardente Real Estate Transacts 3,000 +/- Square Foot Lease to BamBam Bakery

  • December

    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE FEATURED LISTINGS- DECEMBER 3, 2020
    • NEW SALE LISTING SPOTLIGHT: Freestanding Portland Peninsula Commercial Building On Visible Corner
    • Steward Partners Holdings, LLC Leases 8,488 +/- SF of Class A Office at 145 Maplewood Avenue in Portsmouth

• 2019

  • March

    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE SELLS 221 UNIT SELF STORAGE FACILITY IN PORTLAND

  • July

    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE SELLS 24,510 +/- SF RETAIL CENTER IN PORTLAND

  • August

    • 5TH ANNUAL MCAR CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Benefiting the Morrison Center - Sign Up Now!
    • Bayside Psychology Leases Office Space at Lower Falls Landing in Yarmouth

  • September

    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE LEASES 4,000 +/- SF RETAIL UNIT AT 301 FOREST AVENUE
    • JOE DIONNE JOINS THE CARDENTE REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE TEAM
    • Cardente Real Estate Weekly Listings Update
    • 3,550 +/- SF LEASED AT FOX STREET BUSINESS CENTER
    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE REPRESENTS MORRISON CENTER IN PURCHASE OF 31 CENTRAL STREET IN WESTBROOK, MAINE
    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE WEEKLY COMMERCIAL LISTINGS UPDATE 9.28.19

  • October

    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE SELLS LANDMARK PAYNE ELWELL PROPERTY IN YARMOUTH, MAINE
    • CARDENTE REAL ESTATE LEASES 1,626 +/- SF OLD PORT RETAIL SPACE
    • PREMIER COMMERCIAL PORTFOLIO FOR SALE IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND, MAINE - 130,000 +/- SF OFFICE TOWER & NEWLY BUILT 256 VEHICLE PARKING GARAGE
    • BROCHURE FOR PREMIER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO RELEASED

  • November

    • Southern Maine’s Commercial Real estate Market Steady Through Third Quarter 2019
    • To Additional Tour Dates Added for Portland Investment Portfolio To Accommodate Interest

• 2018

  • January

    • Former Siano's Pizzeria Sells
    • Southern Maine's Real Estate Market Still Riding High

  • March

    • Office Space Vacancies at a Low with New Class A Construction at a High!
    • Yarmouth village's history develops with Main Street projects
    • ALCOM, LLC Joins Fore St Offices in the Old Port
    • Apartment Project Envisioned as Bayside Centerpiece Appears Dead

  • June

    • RECENT TRANSACTION: Lower Falls Landing sells for 5.4 million

  • September

    • Now Offering For Sale By Auction - 477 Congress Street, Portland, Maine

• 2017

  • January

    • MEREDA conference highlights 'worker gap'
    • Broad Street luxury apartment building fetches $3.12 million in sale
    • Growth spurs The Morrison Center's expansion in Wells

  • February

    • Expanding Dental Practice Adds Portland Office
    • Seaside Inns Find New Investors
    • 2017 Southern Maine Preview by Matthew Cardente
    • Downtown Bangor Building Sells For $3.1 Million

  • April

    • Why Seek a Commercial Broker?
    • Cardente Real Estate Is A CoStar Power Broker Award Winner

  • May

    • The Unique State of the Commercial Real Estate Market

  • July

    • Welcome Zac Wogan!
    • Cardente Real Estate: A Culture of Teamwork and Integrity

  • October

    • 3rd Annual MCAR Golf Tournament Raises $12,000 for The Morrison Center

  • November

    • Karen Rich and Cheri Bonawitz for New England Real Estate Journal

  • December

    • Southern Maine Retail Market Strong and Steady in 2017
    • Cardente Accepted to Forbes Council
    • Historic Downtown Bangor Building Sells for $1.9 Million

• 2016

  • February

    • 2016 Forecast

  • March

    • Mark Sandler New England Real Estate Journal
    • Much Needed Makeover
    • Portland Balancing Between Staying True to its Roots and Development
    • Tyler Technologies Coming to Maine
    • Suburbs Say Housing Crunch isn't just Portland's Problem
    • Recent Sales Heat up Lewiston-Auburn Retail Market
    • Possible Propane Depot Move a Big Step for Thompson's Point

  • April

    • Multi-Use Five-Story Building Proposed for Gorham Center
    • New 500,000 Square Foot Shopping Center Proposed for Westbrook
    • Four Communities Receive $15.2M for Wastewater

  • May

    • Developer completes lengthy $2M renovation of historic Congress Street building
    • South Portland Eyes West End Development Project
    • Portland's Time and Temperature Building is in Foreclosure

  • June

    • Developer gravitates to Norway with $430K purchase
    • 2016 REALTOR of the Year
    • A Historic Building at 11 Brown St.

  • July

    • East Bayside getting grant money to clean brownfield sites
    • Cardente Real Estate: Through The Years.. A Decade and Counting
    • Former Owners of Paul's Food Center take on Yarmouth Retail Center

  • August

    • Duffy's makes long-term commitment to Old Orchard Beach
    • MRRA welcomes public to picnic

  • October

    • UMaine trustees launch initiative to create $150M graduate center
    • Green Clean moves from leased space to new $425K Portland HQ
    • Three solid quarters in 2016 and counting for southern Maine's commercial real estate market

  • November

    • City of Portland prepares to put prime Bayside land on the market

• 2015

  • February

    • Maine's Real Estate Industry Leaders Project "A New Normal" for 2015 at MEREDA's Annual Forecast Conference
    • Mark Sandler Joins Cardente Real Estate
    • Home Depot to Hire 450 in Maine
    • Taking a look back at what transpired during 2014 in the commercial real estate market
    • 9 Small Beer Cities That Deserve National Attention
    • Cellardoor Winery to open large tasting room, event space at Thompson's Point
    • Boothbay Harbor restaurateur buys Bartley's Dockside Restaurant in Kennebunk
    • Portland Co, rezoning gets Planning Board endorsement

  • March

    • Local developer buys historic building in downtown Portland
    • $85 million Portland project gets approvals, but with big condition
    • Developer proposes senior housing complex in Portland
    • Portland chef, partners collaborate on clam shack for Thompson’s Point

  • April

    • Shipyard, Allagash make top U.S. breweries list
    • Why Portland, ME is a Best Place to Live 2015
    • Cardente Real Estate is Honored with 2014 COSTAR Power Broker Award

  • May

    • Developer plans retail mall in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood
    • With zone change OK, armory redevelopment on target
    • Scarborough natural foods market expanding to Portland

  • July

    • Portland removing barriers to fix an urban-renewal mistake
    • Mac Air Group to begin construction on facility at Portland jetport
    • Owner of Gorham Bike & Ski buys Portland building
    • Sarah Sausville Celebrates first year as “In House” Architectural Designer at Cardente Real Estate & Cardente Construction
    • From Paris to Portland: Craft pastries have arrived

  • August

    • Rooftop gardening, and cooking lessons, come to new apartment building in Portland

  • September

    • The commercial real estate market in southern Maine forecasts a strong finish at year-end
    • Retail complex in Kennebunk sold
    • Kennebunk shopping center has new owner

  • October

    • Bangor Savings Bank begins construction on Portland complex
    • Stakes are high as vote nears on Portland’s scenic-view ordinance
    • 39 Amazing Things That Will Make You Fall In Love With Portland, Maine

  • November

    • Portland council to consider zoning change to allow office park near Stroudwater
    • Dine Out Maine: Portland’s Isa bistro delivers satisfying food
    • A list of lists praising Portland
    • Developer of Portland’s ‘midtown’ project applies for $4.3 million in tax credits

  • December

    • Two housing projects totaling more than 200 units win approval in Portland
    • Large restaurant coming to Maine Wharf in Portland

• 2014

  • January

    • Economist sees steady growth this year for Maine's economy
    • Court ruling buoys foes of Portland ‘midtown’ development

  • February

    • Cumberland County Civic Center renovations provide newer, bigger, more
    • Maine home sales up 11.5 percent in December
    • MEREDA Presentation 2014
    • Two Maine outdoor concert venues proposed. Only one may be approved.

  • March

    • Maine home sales rose 8.9 percent in February
    • Cardente Real Estate Wins the 2013 CoStar Top Power Brokers Award for Commercial Sales

  • May

    • 511 Congress Street Sells to Local Investor

  • July

    • Saco water park still looking for a buyer
    • Portland seeks residents’ input in park planning
    • Maine home sales jump 14 percent in June

  • August

    • Historic Masonic Temple to be auctioned
    • Investors Buy the Boyd Block & Four Canal Plaza

  • September

    • Longtime Vacant Portland Waterfront Lot for Sale

  • October

    • Bayside Development Reaches Compromise

  • November

    • Maine’s commercial real estate sale market holds strong through third quarter of 2014
    • Cardente Construction & Cardente Property Management Expand
    • Rapid growth of digital payments fuels CashStar’s expansion to new Old Port offices

  • December

    • 2015 Annual Forecast Conference & Member Showcase

• 2013

  • January

    • Portland developer to refine design of $38 million project
    • Best car sales in five years
    • Maine Job Spotlight
    • Home sales in Portland rebound from the recession
    • Commercial Real Estate Vacancies Slowly Declining, Rents Rising
    • Vacancy rates down in fourth quarter at U.S. centers
    • 2012 home sales: Best in 5 years
    • New design unveiled for Munjoy Hill perfomance hall
    • Housing to drive economic growth (finally!)

  • February

    • Portland hotel work to turn Fore Street in one-way road
    • Developer gets OK to turn Portland landmark into hotel
    • Looking up on the Hill

  • April

    • Naysayers are wrong about Portland’s building boom

  • May

    • Rental demand in Portland is through the roof
    • Development on $105 million Portland project could begin in June
    • New owner to reopen Jameson Tavern this summer

  • July

    • Congress Square Negotiations Begin
    • Portland finalizes two new leases for companies at Maine State Pier
    • Market Basket set to open in August
    • Home prices keep soaring

  • August

    • Walmart scraps planned expansion that closed Falmouth cinema
    • Biddeford Market Basket a big hit among early shoppers
    • Portland committee OKs sale of downtown plaza
    • Home sales jump 31% in July
    • Old Port Portfolio Going to Auction
    • Cardente Commercial Real Estate Brokers Sale 84,000 +/- Square Foot Office Tower in Portland
    • Six Old Port properties to be auctioned online
    • Two blocks of Portland’s Old Port to go up for auction in September
    • $38 million Portland project 'starting to gel'
    • Cumberland Ave. housing project wins approval

  • September

    • Commercial Real Estate Market in Portland on fire
    • Department store fills void at Maine Mall
    • Disputed Portland plaza sale approved by council
    • Portland plaza turns into flash point
    • Maine home sales up 20% in August
    • Group of Old Port properties going on online auction block

  • October

    • $12 million Portland housing proposal up for city approval
    • Home sales in Maine surge
    • New proposal reflects diversifying East End in Portland

  • November

    • $38 million Bayside project nears final vote in Portland
    • Developers: Portland high-rise won’t pose wind threat

  • December

    • Portland restaurant space rare, too pricey, chefs say

• 2012

  • January

    • Secret Bridges has leased space at 605 US Route One
    • Experts Provide Forecasts for 2012
    • Dunkin Donuts Is Doubling in Size
    • MEREDA Retail Presentation 2012
    • Outlook for Maine real estate brighter
    • Featured Property: 465 Congress Street, Portland
    • Part 2: Insiders View of the Maine Real Estate Market

  • February

    • Poll: Mainers feel better about economy
    • January jobs report: Hiring ramps up, unemployment falls

  • April

    • Best Western to be built at Auburn's Kittyhawk Park

  • May

    • Market Highlight: Maine Retail

  • July

    • Retail Landlords Sigh in Relief as Leasing Activity Gains Momentum
    • Bull Moose to open 11th store in South Portland
    • Commercial RE in Maine for the first half of 2012 has continued to slowly but steadily improve

  • August

    • Former Press Herald building eyed as boutique hotel
    • Maine Mall retail space nearly full
    • CIvic Center groundbreaking next week
    • Cool Benefits of Solar-Reflective Surfaces for Shopping-Center Owners and Society Energy‐Efficient Pavement Creates Savings and Customer Appeal
    • Commercial Real Estate Remains Highest Rated Investment Alternative

  • September

    • Global development surging, Summit told
    • Brahms Mount to Join Jameson Tavern in Freeport
    • Karen Rich named 2012 Maine Commercial Broker of the The Year
    • Housing recovery blossoms
    • Bayside project financing deal OK'd
    • Pretty? Route 1? Yarmouth gets ideas

  • October

    • Economists: Housing recovery finally here
    • $18M Old Port Project Stalled
    • Meals and lodging sales post big increases in August
    • Home building surges to 4-year high
    • Home prices rise for fifth month in a row

  • November

    • Proposed commercial developments in Portland show market optimisim
    • US home sales rise 2.1% in October
    • Falmouth places size limit on Route 1 businesses
    • Portland planners show cautious support for massive Bayside project

  • December

    • Market Basket’s First Maine Supermarket will Create Up to 600 Jobs in Biddeford
    • VIP sells auto parts business to O'Reilly
    • Old Navy Outlet to open in Freeport
    • Brookfield to Acquire 19 Hydro Facilities from NextEra Energy
    • Home prices post biggest annual jump in two years

• 2011

  • February

    • Featured Property: 154 Pleasant Hill Road, Scarborough
    • Mainebiz 2011 Market Overview Segments 1 & 2

  • March

    • Featured Property: 343 Gorham Road, South Portland

  • April

    • Should Maine's Downtowns become links in the restaurant chain business?

  • June

    • Northeast Snapshots - Retail
    • Cardente Real Estate is given CoStar Group's Power Broker Award 2010

  • July

    • Featured Property: 146 Rand Road, Portland
    • Farr Horizons Healthcare has Leased Space at 234 Middle Road
    • Flat Iron Gallery has Leased Space at 594 Congress Street
    • Daniel Walker has Purchased 146 Rand Road
    • Six Old Port Properties Sell for $5.9 million
    • Cengage Learning Move to Hathaway Creative Center
    • Tire Warehouse Moving To Yarmouth
    • New tech hub to grow industry's critical mass
    • Long Road Ahead for Borders’ Landlords
    • Bull Moose may be interested in some Borders locations
    • Marshall's has Renewed at the Shops at Clark's Pond

  • August

    • Acadia Bioscience has Leased Space at 612 Brighton Avenue
    • Robert Montgomery Leases Space at 4 City Center
    • Debt Deal Looms as New Threat to Mortgage Interest Deduction
    • Speculation: Pierce Atwood's successor may be Portland-based
    • Greg Perry Has Been Appointed to the South Portland Zoning Board of Appeals
    • Featured Property: 251 Woodford Street, Portland
    • Pillars Antiques has leased 125 US Route One
    • Roma Pizza has Leased 10 Exchange Street
    • County leaders put Civic Center renovation on ballot
    • Merrill’s Wharf project nears completion
    • Final Vote Possible on Adams School Redevelopment
    • Jenny Craig has renewed at the Shops at Clark's Pond
    • US Real Estate to Outshine "Risky" Stockmarket
    • Arts-centered development envisioned for Hampshire Street in Portland
    • Retail sales up 4%
    • Commercial Real Estate in Maine (Part 1)
    • Sanford mill eyed for reuse
    • Historical Images of Portland Buildings
    • Free Graffiti Removal
    • Tyler Technologies expands to Yarmouth
    • Alan Fishman

  • September

    • Catholic Charities Maine has Leased 11 Baxter Blvd
    • INVESTOR GROUP POISED TO BUY CLOSED MILLS
    • CeX has Leased 18 Exchange Street

  • October

    • Lowe's closes in Biddeford, Ellsworth

  • November

    • Spiritual Readings by Dutchess has leased 290 US Route One

  • December

    • In Memory of Edward Baumann
    • Mortgage rates fall to record lows
    • Picturing Portland in the digital age

• 2010

  • May

    • Featured Property: 400 Riverside Street, Portland
    • Riding out the economic storm in Maine

  • June

    • MaineJobs Spotlight: Commercial Broker
    • Featured Property: 38 Main Street, Livermore Falls

  • July

    • Good News in the Old Port

  • August

    • Featured Property: 10 Water Street, Waterville

  • September

    • Featured Property: 18 Exchange Street, Portland

  • October

    • Featured Property: 386 Bridgton Road, Westbrook

  • November

    • Mall-Area Projects Show New Vitality

• 2009

  • February

    • Shops drop as Old Port cools
    • Projecting properties: MEREDA's annual forecast conference steels real estate professionals for a rough 2009

  • March

    • At Maine Mall, Bustle Loses Steam

• 2008

  • January

    • Retail forecast for 2008
    • Efficiency a true win-win

  • March

    • Leasebacks can be a boon

  • April

    • It's still a sellers market

  • May

    • Look into bonus depreciation

  • June

    • 482 Congress Street, Portland Makes Portland Press Herald's Transaction of the Month

• 2007

  • February

    • One flew under the Cuckoo's nest: Portland city council approves new "Formula Business"
    • Maine Outlook- Office

  • April

    • Creating A Greener Office

  • July

    • Why Commercial Real Estate in Maine is a Good (Great) Investment!

  • August

    • A Fine Option For Investors

  • October

    • Lease, purchase options differ

  • November

    • Planning your exit strategy/ Plan well before you sell

  • December

    • Targeting areas of growth
    • 110 Exchange Street, Portland Makes Portland Press Herald’s Transaction of the Month

• 2006

  • November

    • Creative Investment Solutions
    • New Firm’s Growth Shows Market Strength
    • 209 Western Avenue, South Portland Makes Portland Press Herald’s Transaction of the Month

  • December

    • Welcome 'Commercial Real Estate' Debuts
    • Percentage Rent Can Make Sense

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