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Lunch & Learn Event – Antitrust: Navigating Brokerage Relationships, Agreements, and Compensation

August 22, 2024

This course provides an in-depth examination for real estate professionals looking to deepen their understanding of antitrust laws and their impact on the real estate industry.

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Signs of a Stabilizing Rental Market

August 13, 2024

By: Ben Sprague, Senior Vice President/Commercial Lender, First National Bank After several frustrating years of frenzied activity, there are signs the rental market is stabilizing. To be sure, rents are...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Breakfast with City of Portland Mayor, Mark Dion

August 8, 2024

Make plans to join us on September 19th at our first event back after the summer hiatus as we kick off our Morning Menu Breakfast Series with Mayor of Portland,...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Phoenix Flats (Portland)

August 6, 2024

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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Ten development teams to earn recognition as top projects on May 16

May 2, 2018

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization for responsible real estate development, has selected the top ten real estate developments in Maine in 2017, and...

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MEREDA’s 2018 Annual Real Estate Spring Conference “Workforce Challenges: How Innovation Can Help”

April 17, 2018

Real estate is Maine’s second most important driver of GDP and, thus, crucial to our economic health. But, with an aging population and fewer skilled crafts workers, how can the...

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PAST AS PROLOGUE

April 17, 2018

by George Casey, CEO of Stockbridge Associates, LLC I admit it. I keep things, particularly written things. I have an old and cracked leather copy of Nathaniel Bowditch’s “American Practical...

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Is the Maine real estate market as hot as it seems?

April 3, 2018

By Dava Davin, Portside Real Estate Group Is the Maine real estate market as hot as it seems? Yes, yes it is!. With low median days on market, high list...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “148 Years in the Making…Maine Medical Center’s $512 Million Expansion Project”

March 26, 2018

This Spring, Maine’s largest hospital project ever, will commence at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Its purpose is to expand and modernize the hospital to provide the best possible patient...

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The Future of Buildings

March 20, 2018

by Alan Kuniholm, PDT Architects and Gunnar Hubbard, Thornton Tomasetti We are all involved in the world of real estate. For some of us, it’s our profession. The rest of...

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How Drones Are Helping Traditional Industries Take Flight Into the Future

March 13, 2018

By Blueprint, presented by CBRE Not long ago, the mere thought of drones was reserved for the military and sci-fi movies. Today, they’ve become a part of everyday conversation among...

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You Can Have It Both Ways: Sound Masking Lets You Have Your Modern Open Office Design and Speech Privacy

February 27, 2018

by Tim Hooper, President, The Connectivity Group, Inc. According to a recent Boston Globe article, some 80 percent of offices these days are “open.” Open offices generally have the following...

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MEREDA’s Annual Spring Networking Social

February 20, 2018

Thinking Spring? Think MEREDA on March 22! At this time of year, who isn’t already thinking about Spring? Why not make plans now to join us at Ri Ra Irish Pub...

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Tax Reform and the Real Estate Industry

February 20, 2018

by Greg Bryant, Managing Partner, Bedford Cost Segregation, LLC I started my career in commercial real estate in 1976. Things seemed straightforward then, maybe it was because I was young...

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MEREDA’s DevelopME’s Lunch & Learn Series “Breaking into Development” Part Three:”Managing Assets for Maximum Value”

February 14, 2018

MEREDA’s DevelopME Committee is pleased to host its final installment of the Lunch and Learn series “Breaking Into Development”. Sherrin Vail from Northern New England Housing Investment Fund (NNEHIF) and Brit Vitalius from...

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No room at the inn; low vacancy rates squeeze urban centers

February 6, 2018

A sell-out crowd of more than 900 were on hand as MEREDA hosted its annual Forecast Conference last month in Portland. This is the largest gathering of commercial real estate...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointments to Board of Directors

February 5, 2018

Donald McFadden, C.G., Director of Environmental Services at St.Germain Collins, and resident of Scarborough, and Mark Stasium, of Portland, Senior Vice President in the Commercial Real Estate Lending Division of...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “A Presentation by FocusMaine”

January 11, 2018

Join MEREDA for breakfast on February 13 from 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor for a presentation by FocusMaine, a 10-year initiative to strengthen and revitalize opportunity and prosperity in Maine by...

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MEREDA’s 2018 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase

December 28, 2017

Each January, over 750 of the state’s leading real estate experts attend MEREDA’s TD Bank Sponsored Signature Event, the Annual Forecast Conference & Member Showcase. Scheduled to be held on January 18,...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Young Street Apartments

December 12, 2017

In multi-part series, exclusive to the Maine Maine Real Estate Insider, we’ll provide an up-close look at the most notable commercial development projects of the past year that are helping...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Announces Public Policy Committee Co-Chair

December 11, 2017

Michael Lane of Richmond, a partner at Preti Flaherty, has been named Co-Chair of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) Public Policy Committee. Mike chairs Preti Flaherty’s Real...

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Maureen Van Uden, TD Bank, Elected to the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s Board of Directors

December 7, 2017

Maureen Van Uden, Senior Relationship Manager at TD Bank, has been elected to the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA) board of directors. Her 20+ year career at TD...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s DevelopME Committee Co-Chairs to Participate on Board of Directors

December 5, 2017

In early 2017, MEREDA announced the formation of a new committee for its enthusiastic emerging leaders. DevelopME was formed with a simple mission: “To engage membership and create professional development...

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Less Parking, More Walking (and Reading and Biking and…)

November 28, 2017

By Blueprint, presented by CBRE In the not-too-distant-future, it’s predicted that autonomous vehicles will dominate cityscapes and redefine how urbanites commute. By 2030, a quarter of all miles driven in the...

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Lunch & Learn Event – Antitrust: Navigating Brokerage Relationships, Agreements, and Compensation

Signs of a Stabilizing Rental Market

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Breakfast with City of Portland Mayor, Mark Dion

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Phoenix Flats (Portland)

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Ten development teams to earn recognition as top projects on May 16

MEREDA’s 2018 Annual Real Estate Spring Conference “Workforce Challenges: How Innovation Can Help”

PAST AS PROLOGUE

Is the Maine real estate market as hot as it seems?

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “148 Years in the Making…Maine Medical Center’s $512 Million Expansion Project”

The Future of Buildings

How Drones Are Helping Traditional Industries Take Flight Into the Future

You Can Have It Both Ways: Sound Masking Lets You Have Your Modern Open Office Design and Speech Privacy

MEREDA’s Annual Spring Networking Social

Tax Reform and the Real Estate Industry

MEREDA’s DevelopME’s Lunch & Learn Series “Breaking into Development” Part Three:”Managing Assets for Maximum Value”

No room at the inn; low vacancy rates squeeze urban centers

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointments to Board of Directors

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “A Presentation by FocusMaine”

MEREDA’s 2018 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Young Street Apartments

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Announces Public Policy Committee Co-Chair

Maureen Van Uden, TD Bank, Elected to the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s Board of Directors

Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s DevelopME Committee Co-Chairs to Participate on Board of Directors

Less Parking, More Walking (and Reading and Biking and…)