Gov. Janet Mills, addressing the Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference at the Holiday Inn by the Bay on Thursday in Portland, pledged that her administration would make attracting young people to the state a top priority.

Participants listen to speakers during the Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference at the Holiday Inn by the Bay on Thursday in Portland. The event drew a record crowd of over 900 people.

Justin Lamontagne of NAI The Dunham Group presents the southern Maine industrial forecast during the Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference at the Holiday Inn by the Bay on Thursday in Portland.

Participants listen to speakers during the Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference. The group's top lobbyist said that real estate professionals in Maine are likely to feel some additional anxiety about the recent changes in Maine’s government.

Participants at the Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference network during the social hour after the conference at the Holiday Inn by the Bay on Thursday in Portland.

Participants at the Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference mingle during the social hour after the conference. Attendees heard that Maine’s red-hot real estate landscape will likely cool in 2019.