Register for MEREDA’s Premier Event – Feb. 27
The popular annual event draws nearly 1,000 industry professionals together at the Holiday Inn By the Bay for a day full of presentations on the economy and trends impacting Maine’s...
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A Notable Night… A Social Celebration of 2024’s best projects and MEREDA’s 40 years of supporting responsible development.
Event Details Each year, MEREDA identifies and recognizes the most noteworthy and significant Maine commercial development projects from the previous year. These Notable Projects embody MEREDA’s mission of responsible development....
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors
Jeremy Deering of Scarborough and Ron Dovich of Cumberland have been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of...
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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – How to Rezone a Town: Lessons Learned During ReCode
Event Details March 20, 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:On March 20th,...
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Listen Up! The August 2023 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!
A Conversation with Josh Miranda, Owner of the Miranda Restaurant Group. Josh Miranda, Owner of Miranda Restaurant Group, sits down with MEREDA Board Member Josh Soley and MEREDA President Craig...
Read ArticleHighlighting the Residential Component of the 2023 MEREDA Index
On May 25, Leanne Nichols, a Broker with Keller Williams Realty, was a commentator for the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) 2023 MEREDA Index. Leanne’s comments on the...
Read ArticleListen Up! The August 2023 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!
A Conversation with Josh Miranda, Owner of the Miranda Restaurant Group. Josh Miranda, Owner of Miranda Restaurant Group, sits down with MEREDA Board Member Josh Soley and MEREDA President Craig...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Gauvreau Place (Lewiston)
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...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Gauvreau Place (Lewiston)
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...
Read ArticleMaximizing energy tax credits for RE developers
By Anita S. Mahamed, Dannielle Lewis, Teri Samples | Partners at Wipfli The real estate industry can greatly benefit from energy tax credits and the changes made in the Inflation...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Appoints New Vice President
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Favreau, Principal at BerryDunn to Vice President for 2023 -2024.
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Appoints New Vice President
PORTLAND, Maine (July 18, 2023) The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Favreau, Principal at BerryDunn to Vice President for 2023...
Read ArticleHighlighting the Commercial Component of the 2023 MEREDA Index
On May 25, Stephen Nahley, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, East Brown Cow, was a commentator for the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) 2023 MEREDA Index. Stephen’s...
Read ArticleListen Up! The July 2023 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!
A Conversation with Sonja Trauss, YIMBY Activist and Responsible Housing Advocate Sonja Trauss, Executive Director of Yes in My Back Yard (YIMBY), sits down with MEREDA Vice President Shannon Richards...
Read ArticleListen Up! The July 2023 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!
A Conversation with Sonja Trauss, YIMBY Activist and Responsible Housing Advocate Sonja Trauss, Executive Director of Yes in My Back Yard (YIMBY), sits down with MEREDA Vice President Shannon Richards...
Read ArticleMaine’s Housing Shortage Conundrum
By John Finegan | Associate Broker, The Boulos Company Like many states across the country, Maine has a housing crisis. The ripple effects of COVID and the needs of asylum...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Lincoln Hotel & Lofts (Biddeford)
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...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Lincoln Hotel & Lofts (Biddeford)
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...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 7 Notable Projects of 2022
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization promoting responsible real estate development, honored projects from Portland to Biddeford to Bangor, with each receiving special recognition at...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 7 Notable Projects of 2022
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization promoting responsible real estate development, honored projects from Portland to Biddeford to Bangor, with each receiving special recognition...
Read ArticleListen Up! The June 2023 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!
A Conversation with Deirdre Wadsworth, President of Hardypond Construction Deirdre Wadsworth, President of Hardypond Construction, sits down with MEREDA Vice President Shannon Richards and MEREDA President Craig Young for the...
Read ArticleListen up! The June 2023 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available
Deirdre Wadsworth, President of Hardypond Construction, sits down with MEREDA Vice President Shannon Richards and MEREDA President Craig Young for the sixth episode of MEREDA Matters – the podcast that...
Read ArticleBuilding Solutions: MEREDA Spring Conference Tackles Housing Crisis
PORTLAND, Maine – On Thursday, May 25th, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) hosted its annual Spring Conference where some 300 real estate professionals gathered at the Holiday...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu – Why Not Solar? A Landowner’s Perspective
In Person. Pre-Registration Required. Where: Holiday Inn By the Bay 88 Spring Street Portland, ME When: Thursday June 8, 2023 Time: Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:00 AM Program: 8:00 – 9:00...
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