Josh Soley
| Josh Soley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Freeport, Maine, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | American |
| 🏫 Education | Syracuse University (Maxwell School) |
| 💼 Occupation | Commercial real estate broker, investor |
| Known for | Founder and President of CORE |
| 🏅 Awards | CoStar Power Broker Award (2021, 2024) MaineBiz 40 Under 40 (2022) |
Josh Soley is an American commercial real estate broker and investor based in Portland, Maine. He is the founder and president of CORE (formerly Maine Realty Advisors), an integrated commercial real estate firm offering brokerage, management, and acquisition services across Northern New England and the Eastern Seaboard.
Early life and education
Soley was raised in Freeport, Maine, where he attended Freeport High School.[1][2] He graduated from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he studied international relations with a concentration in international security and diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa, and minored in political science. His published capstone examined nuclear proliferation and shifts in regional power dynamics following the Arab Spring.[3]
Career
Early career
Soley began his career in commercial real estate in 2011 as an asset manager for Lincoln Center Property Management, overseeing more than one million square feet of retail, office, and industrial properties in Southern and Central Maine.[4] He moved into brokerage in 2014, working at NAI The Dunham Group until 2015,[5] and then joined Compass Commercial Brokers from 2015 to 2018.[6]
Founding and expansion of CORE
In 2017, Soley founded Maine Realty Advisors, focusing on commercial brokerage and asset management.[7][8] The company rebranded as CORE in 2024 as it expanded its regional footprint and service offerings.[9]
In 2023, CORE launched a capital markets division for debt and equity structuring.[10] In 2024, it added an acquisitions division to expand investment activity throughout the Eastern United States.[11]
In 2025, CORE added a vice president of acquisitions, a sales operations manager, and its first general counsel.[12][13][14]
Transaction activity
Soley has completed transactions in Maine, Vermont, New York, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.[15][16]
Notable transactions include multifamily sales in Portland (2018),[17] the sale of an 89,000-square-foot mill building in Lewiston (2019),[18] multiple shopping center transactions in 2021,[19][20] and recent acquisitions such as the Kittery Shopping Center,[21] part of the Biddeford Pepperell Mill Complex for $17.5 million,[22] and an off-market industrial sale in Westbrook valued at $13 million.[23] In 2025, he co-brokered the sale of 491 Lisbon Street in Lewiston.[24][25]
Community involvement and development
Affordable housing
Soley has developed affordable and transitional housing in Portland, including the former monastery at 160–166 State Street,[26][27][28] later redeveloped as Chamberlain House.[29] He also purchased 54 Maple Street for transitional housing for men experiencing homelessness.[30]
Bayside redevelopment
In 2018, Soley managed acquisitions in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood through T International Realty LLC, as part of a redevelopment strategy.[31]
Civic involvement
Soley serves on the boards of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association,[32] Greater Portland Pier Services, and Engine. He has participated in MEREDA panel events.[33]
Recognition
Soley holds the CCIM designation (earned 2016) and the SIOR credential.[34] He received the CoStar Power Broker Award in 2021 and 2024,[35][36] and was named to the 2022 MaineBiz "40 Under 40" list.[37]
References
- ↑ "Josh Soley – Broker Profile". LoopNet. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Solely appointed to Maine Real Estate & Development Association board". Bangor Daily News. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Soley of Maine Realty Advisors elected to Maine Real Estate & Development Assn. board". New England Real Estate Journal. June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Josh Soley – RISMedia Newsmaker". RISMedia. September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Newsworthy people and performances". Mainebiz. 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Josh Soley – RISMedia Newsmaker". RISMedia. September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Soley appointed to Maine Real Estate & Development Association board". Bangor Daily News. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Josh Soley – RISMedia Newsmaker". RISMedia. September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Maine Realty Advisors changes name to CoreFirms". Mainebiz. April 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Maine Realty Advisors launches capital market division". Mainebiz. November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Portland real estate firm CORE launches acquisitions division". Mainebiz. August 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "CORE hires Jones as Vice President of Acquisitions Division". New England Real Estate Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Former Navy pilot is CORE's latest hire for sales and leasing team". Mainebiz. May 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Real estate firm CORE adds general counsel". Mainebiz. November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Soley of Maine Realty Advisors elected to Maine Real Estate & Development Assn. board". New England Real Estate Journal. June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Soley of Maine Realty Advisors elected to Maine Real Estate & Development Assn. board". New England Real Estate Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Real Estate Transactions September 2018". Mainebiz. September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Sale of an industrial building that once served machinery needs of Lewiston's textile mills". Mainebiz. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Maine Realty Advisors completes multiple deals". New England Real Estate Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Maine Realty Advisors leases 11,900 s/f and sells over 20,000 s/f; Soley honored by CoStar". New England Real Estate Journal. 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Year in Review: Josh Soley, CORE". New England Real Estate Journal. December 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Share of Biddeford's Pepperell Mill complex sells for $17.5M". Mainebiz. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Soley of CORE and Baumann of Compass sell 134,000 s/f at Spiller Dr. for $13M". New England Real Estate Journal. October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Lewiston law firm plans move — to adjacent building". Mainebiz. November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "CORE brokers sale of 491 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME". New England Real Estate Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Developer wants to convert former Portland monastery into affordable housing". Portland Press Herald. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Former monastery will provide housing for asylum seekers". Portland Press Herald. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Monastery to be converted into housing for asylum seekers". Bangor Daily News. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "The Portland home built for Maine's first Chief Justice will house nonprofit services". Mainebiz. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Real estate broker plans a halfway house for homeless men in Portland". Mainebiz. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Mystery developer buys properties, plans to remake section of Bayside". Portland Press Herald. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "MEREDA Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors". MEREDA. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "MEREDA's Morning Menu – The Future of Portland's Waterfront". Bangor Daily News. 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Josh Soley – Broker Profile". LoopNet. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Maine Realty Advisors leases, sells properties; Soley honored by CoStar". New England Real Estate Journal. 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rossignol and Soley of CORE recognized". New England Real Estate Journal. 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "40 Under 40: A commercial real estate broker who also coaches". Mainebiz. 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
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