Maine paper launching commercial real estate section

The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram will introduce a new weekly commercial real estate section in the Dec. 3 edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram in what appears to be a venture closely tied to local real estate brokers.

The broadsheet, section-front feature debuts following months of planning between the newspaper and Maine’s commercial realtors.

“We created a weekly publication to showcase this vital sector of the economy,� said Anton Kaufer, group sales manager for real estate at the Press Herald/Telegram. “Our goal is to present the premier statewide marketplace to connect commercial realtors with their customers.�

Each week a Maine commercial listing will appear as a featured property, and an industry professional will contribute a column under the “In The Marketplace� heading.

“The weekly articles written by Maine experts will provide readers with commercial real estate tools and insight on local market conditions and area growth,� said Matthew Cardente, designated owner/broker at Cardente Real Estate in Portland.

“We’re excited about engaging readers and about giving our commercial real estate industry a new voice,� said Kaufer.

In addition to the new section on Sundays, commercial real estate listings will be moved from Friday’s Real Estate section to Friday’s Business section.

Read more here. Just curious about who these “experts” are. Are they journalists, or are they local brokers?