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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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Aerial view of Notable Project Receipient Vertical Harvest

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

September 23, 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 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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Thinking Spring? Think MEREDA’s Annual Networking Social on March 21!

March 1, 2019

Make plans now to join us on March 2 at Ri Ra Irish Pub & Restaurant for MEREDA’s Annual Spring Networking Social! MEREDA’s networking events attract key players in Maine’s real estate...

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Build-to-Recruit

February 26, 2019

As of August, the unemployment rate was 2.4% in Cumberland County, Maine. At this level, economists will tell you that everyone who wants a job has one. So attracting talent...

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Mark Your Calendar to Join MEREDA for Breakfast on March 12 to Discover How the “Transformation of the Retail Experience” is Taking Shape in Maine

February 22, 2019

Rock Row is a transformative 110 acre mixed-use development thoughtfully designed to complement state-of-the-art architecture with the site’s unique natural features. Through careful planning, Rock Row in Westbrook, Maine combines...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Transforming the Retail Experience

February 20, 2019

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Join DevelopME for a “Lunch & Learn” Seminar titled “Building a Career In Real Estate”

February 19, 2019

Join DevelopME on Thursday March 7, 2019 at the Portland Public Library from 11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m. for their latest Lunch and Learn event, “Building a Career In Real Estate” to...

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The times they are a changin’

February 19, 2019

My mind wandered recently while on a long solo drive, as it often does. I had the music cranking and, in typical Maine fashion, cell phone coverage was spotty. It...

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DevelopME “Lunch & Learn” Seminar – Building a Career In Real Estate

February 14, 2019

Join DevelopME on Thursday March 7, 2019 at the Portland Public Library from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for their latest Lunch and Learn event, “Building a Career In Real Estate” to hear three industry veterans...

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Selecting the Right Project Delivery Method

February 12, 2019

Identifying the right construction project delivery method is critical to successful execution. Three of the most common delivery methods are Design-Bid-Build, Construction Manager (CM) at Risk, and Design-Build. Each of...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event Opportunity Zones: What you Need to Know to Take Advantage of this Opportunity in Real Estate and Beyond ~ Bangor Edition ~

February 1, 2019

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a bi-partisan tax incentive program based on economically distressed Opportunity Zones. Investors in Qualified Opportunity Zone businesses now have the ability to...

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Four Real Estate Leaders Honored at the MEREDA Forecast Conference in Portland

January 29, 2019

A record of nearly 1000 of Maine’s real estate professionals gathered on January 17 to hear experts give statewide economic projections at the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA)’s...

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Want to Know What’s Really Happening in Maine Real Estate? The MEREDA Index Has More Than Just The Numbers.

January 22, 2019

The MEREDA Index, a key economic indicator for the state of Maine, was presented yesterday at the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA) 2019 Annual Forecast Conference. While the...

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Want to Know What’s Really Happening in Maine Real Estate? The MEREDA Index Has More Than Just The Numbers.

January 22, 2019

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Opportunity Zones: Bangor Edition – What you Need to Know to Take Advantage of this Opportunity in Real Estate and Beyond”

January 9, 2019

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Everyone Needs an Affordable Home: Building on Housing Solutions That Work”

January 7, 2019

Safe, affordable housing is a basic human need. It can lower stress, bolster health and reduce transiency, enabling children to perform better in school, adults to retain jobs, and neighbors...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Everyone Needs an Affordable Home: Building on Housing Solutions That Work

January 7, 2019

Safe, affordable housing is a basic human need. It can lower stress, bolster health and reduce transiency, enabling children to perform better in school, adults to retain jobs, and neighbors...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Huston Commons

December 18, 2018

In a multi-part series, exclusive to the 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’s Leading Real Estate Experts to Gather for Economic Analysis of Industry on January 17th in Portland

December 17, 2018

On Thursday, January 17, 2019, nearly 900 of the state’s leading real estate experts will gather in Portland at MEREDA’s Annual Forecast Conference and Member Showcase sponsored by TD Bank. Real...

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Thinking about renting space to a marijuana operator? Take care and consider these important caveats.

December 11, 2018

The marijuana industry poses profitable possibilities and serious challenges to the real estate industry. As Maine continues to work on the regulatory structure of its recreational marijuana marketplace, a land...

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2019 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase

December 10, 2018

Each January, over 900 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...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on 65 Munjoy Street Condominiums

December 4, 2018

In a multi-part series, exclusive to the 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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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?

Archive

Thinking Spring? Think MEREDA’s Annual Networking Social on March 21!

Build-to-Recruit

Mark Your Calendar to Join MEREDA for Breakfast on March 12 to Discover How the “Transformation of the Retail Experience” is Taking Shape in Maine

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Transforming the Retail Experience

Join DevelopME for a “Lunch & Learn” Seminar titled “Building a Career In Real Estate”

The times they are a changin’

DevelopME “Lunch & Learn” Seminar – Building a Career In Real Estate

Selecting the Right Project Delivery Method

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event Opportunity Zones: What you Need to Know to Take Advantage of this Opportunity in Real Estate and Beyond ~ Bangor Edition ~

Four Real Estate Leaders Honored at the MEREDA Forecast Conference in Portland

Want to Know What’s Really Happening in Maine Real Estate? The MEREDA Index Has More Than Just The Numbers.

Want to Know What’s Really Happening in Maine Real Estate? The MEREDA Index Has More Than Just The Numbers.

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Opportunity Zones: Bangor Edition – What you Need to Know to Take Advantage of this Opportunity in Real Estate and Beyond”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Everyone Needs an Affordable Home: Building on Housing Solutions That Work”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Everyone Needs an Affordable Home: Building on Housing Solutions That Work

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Huston Commons

Maine’s Leading Real Estate Experts to Gather for Economic Analysis of Industry on January 17th in Portland

Thinking about renting space to a marijuana operator? Take care and consider these important caveats.

2019 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on 65 Munjoy Street Condominiums