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MEREDA’s Fall Conference outlines challenges and opportunities

October 28, 2025

Portland, Maine – MEREDA hosted its Fall Conference on October 23rd where nearly 300 real estate professionals gathered at USM’s Hannaford Hall. The focus of the half-day conference was to...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

October 15, 2025

November 18, 2025 – 8:30 – 10:00 amBuffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 amProgram: 9:00-10:00 am Location: McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME About the Event:Please join MEREDA for a...

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MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social is Back!

October 15, 2025

November 6, 2025 – 5:00 – 7:00 pm Location: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Portland Waterfront65 Commercial Street, Portland, ME About the Event: MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social returns on November 6! Mark...

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Notable Project Receipient Stacy M. Symbol Apartments

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

October 14, 2025

MEREDA Recognizes its 2024 Notable Project Award Recipients – Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate...

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MEREDA’s Fall Conference outlines challenges and opportunities

October 28, 2025

Portland, Maine – MEREDA hosted its Fall Conference on October 23rd where nearly 300 real estate professionals gathered at USM’s Hannaford Hall. The focus of the half-day conference was to...

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MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social is Back!

October 15, 2025

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

October 15, 2025

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

October 14, 2025

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Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

October 7, 2025

Colliers Portland’s downtown office market recorded a vacancy rate of 12.6% in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 2.3 percentage point increase year-over-year. The market posted negative absorption of...

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MEREDA Returns to Bangor! Morning Menu Breakfast: City Hall to Construction Site

September 24, 2025

October 30, 2025 – 8:30 – 10:00 amBuffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 amProgram: 9:00-10:00 am Location:Hollywood Casino500 Main StreetBangor, ME About the Event: City Hall to Construction Site: Bangor and Brewer leaders are...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Vertical Harvest (Westbrook)

September 23, 2025

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MEREDA Takes a Hard Look at the Housing Crisis. How do we crack the code?

September 15, 2025

September 15, 2025 – Ask anyone you know about the biggest challenge faced by Maine residents, businesses, and public officials and you will hear the same answer: Housing. Universally, we...

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2025 Mid-Year Market Outlook: Northern New England

September 9, 2025

by: Jon Rizzo | Partner, Broker, The Boulos Company Recently, Boulos Co. Partners Jonathan Rizzo and Caitlin Burke participated in a commercial real estate thought leadership panel with other key...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: Tekαkαpimək Contact Station (T3 R7 WELS)

September 2, 2025

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Registration is Open! MEREDA’s 2025 Fall Conference – The Housing Crisis: Can we Crack the Code?

September 2, 2025

The MEREDA Fall Conference 2025 will take a hard look at the housing sector. Experienced leaders in the Maine real estate economy will discuss the challenges and opportunities in creating...

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MEREDA Panel: A New Type of Rental Community Emerges in Portland

August 26, 2025

Article provided by Longfellow Communications on behalf of Reveler In early 2025, John Laliberte, CEO of Reveler Development, spoke at the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) Forecast Conference...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Overview of Key Tax Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill

August 19, 2025

Join us on September 17th as we kick off our Morning Menu Breakfast Event Series with an overview of Key Tax Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Seaport Community Health Center (Belfast)

August 12, 2025

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Building a Relationship with AI: Start Small, Think Big

August 5, 2025

By Stephanie Brock – VP + GM Red Thread Maine Over the past year, the buzz around AI has moved from a whisper to a roar. In real estate, design,...

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MEREDA Matters is Back for Season 3

August 1, 2025

This dynamic podcast puts you in the room with Maine’s real estate industry leaders, featuring insider conversations delivering fresh insights from the voices driving responsible development in Maine. We’re excited...

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Top 3 Workplace Design Insights for 2025

July 29, 2025

By Jeana Stewart NCIDQ, LEED AP, WELL APPrincipal | Director of Workplace Practice, SMRT Architects and Engineers I had a great time participating in a dynamic discussion with real estate...

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MEREDA Elects Officers & Recognizes Retiring Board Members

July 23, 2025

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association Board of Directors elected its 2025 / 2026 slate of officers which include President Shannon Richards of Hay Runner, Vice President Jennifer Small of Malone Commercial Brokers,...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on The Malone Family Tower (Portland)

July 22, 2025

Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate projects, completed in the previous year. The exemplary projects...

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MEREDA Announces Appointments to Board of Directors

July 21, 2025

PORTLAND, Maine (July 21, 2025) – Lenny Rendell of Gorham, John Finegan of South Portland, and Justin Laverriere of North Yarmouth have been elected to the board of directors of...

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MEREDA’s Fall Conference outlines challenges and opportunities

MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social is Back!

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

MEREDA Returns to Bangor! Morning Menu Breakfast: City Hall to Construction Site

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Vertical Harvest (Westbrook)

MEREDA Takes a Hard Look at the Housing Crisis. How do we crack the code?

2025 Mid-Year Market Outlook: Northern New England

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: Tekαkαpimək Contact Station (T3 R7 WELS)

Registration is Open! MEREDA’s 2025 Fall Conference – The Housing Crisis: Can we Crack the Code?

MEREDA Panel: A New Type of Rental Community Emerges in Portland

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Overview of Key Tax Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Seaport Community Health Center (Belfast)

Building a Relationship with AI: Start Small, Think Big

MEREDA Matters is Back for Season 3

Top 3 Workplace Design Insights for 2025

MEREDA Elects Officers & Recognizes Retiring Board Members

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on The Malone Family Tower (Portland)

MEREDA Announces Appointments to Board of Directors