Building a Relationship with AI: Start Small, Think Big
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
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...
Read ArticleTop 3 Workplace Design Insights for 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
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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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Vertical Harvest Plants a Seed in Downtown Westbrook
The City of Westbrook in partnership with The Day Brothers, LLC has an exciting new mixed-use development project that will be breaking ground this Winter in the heart of its...
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December 16, 2021 – 7:30 – 9:00 AMIn-Person – Masks are Required The City of Westbrook in partnership with The Day Brothers, LLC has an exciting new mixed-use development project that...
Read ArticleNovember Federal Advocacy Alert: Historic Tax Credit Provision
Update courtesy of Greater Portland Landmarks Historic Tax Credit Provisions REMOVED from bill! Last week, a new iteration of the reconciliation infrastructure bill was released and was significantly reduced in...
Read ArticleHow Contractors Can Avoid 10 Common Exit Planning Mistakes
by David Jean, CPA, CCIFP, CExP, Principal at Albin, Randall & Bennett Exiting your business requires long-term, comprehensive planning, whether you plan to pass your company to family members, sell your...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Next “Morning Menu” In-Person Breakfast Event is Scheduled for November 16
Third Quarter Residential Market Check-In To say it’s been a crazy year for the residential market is a bit of an understatement. Make plans to join us in person on...
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November 16, 2021 – 7:30 – 9:00 AMIn-Person – Masks are Required To say it’s been a crazy year for the residential market is a bit of an understatement. Make plans...
Read ArticleCapital Markets: Where do we stand and where are we going?
By Jon Rizzo, Partner, The Boulos Company As we stand today, investment properties are in high demand, which is a result of low interest rates and pent-up demand from the...
Read ArticleLike-Kind Exchanges Present a Number of Tax Deferral Options Part 3 of 3
By S. Andrew Smith, CPA, Principal, Baker Newman Noyes This article is the last in a 3-part series on the mechanics and tax benefits of Like Kind Exchanges In Part...
Read ArticleSAVE THE DATE! January 20, 2022
MEREDA’s 2022 Annual Forecast Conference & Member Showcase will be held in-person at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. Same great program, new location with lots of elbow room! Details...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Puritan Medical COVID –Building Expansion (P2)
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 ArticleMEREDA’s Next “Morning Menu” In-Person Breakfast Event is Scheduled for October 22nd.
Are we all ready to return to the office? Join us on 10/22 for a discussion about the current status of the office environment with two leaders in the office...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu – The Office Environment Today and Tomorrow
Join us in person on October 22 as our Moderator, Craig Young, Partner & Broker at the Boulos Company, and MEREDA Vice President, discusses the current status of the office environment with...
Read ArticleStabilizing Long-Term Housing Costs and Creating Permanent Workforce Housing
On June 17, 2021, MEREDA presented a virtual presentation titled, “Creating New Affordable Housing through Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives”. Below is an article focusing on this same topic. By Harry...
Read ArticleThe Faulty Workmanship Exclusion in Builder’s Risk Insurance Measure Thrice, Cut Once
By George F. Burns, Shareholder, Bernstein Shur Builder’s risk insurance is perhaps the least understood insurance product in the construction world. Even sophisticated construction participants are not quite sure what...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on One Merchants Plaza
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 ArticleLike-Kind Exchanges Present a Number of Tax Deferral Options Part 2 of 3
By S. Andrew Smith, CPA, Principal, Baker Newman Noyes This article is the second in a 3-part series on the mechanics and tax benefits of Like Kind Exchanges In Part...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Solterra
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 ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Southern Maine Development Trends: If you Build it, Will They Come?
Make plans to join us in person on September 14, 2021 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland as we discuss recent and changing development trends for commercial...
Read ArticleEscalation Clause: An Escape from the Price-Spike Trap
By Jason G. Howe, Partner, Preti Flaherty Anyone in real estate development would have to be living under a rock not to know about skyrocketing lumber and material prices in...
Read ArticleHighlighting the Construction Component of the 2021 MEREDA Index
On May 20, Drew Sigfridson, SIOR, Managing Director at The Boulos Company, was a commentator for the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) 2021 MEREDA Index. Drew’s comments on...
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