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Listen Up! The February 2025 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!

February 25, 2025

A Conversation with Ryan Kanteres of Simons Architects, Paul Becker of Thornton Tomasetti, & Matt Tonello of Consigli Construction Ryan Kanteres of Simons Architects, Paul Becker of Thornton Tomasetti, and...

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Conference guests in ballroom as presenter speaks.

Register for MEREDA’s Premier Event – Feb. 27

February 14, 2025

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.

February 14, 2025

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....

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

February 12, 2025

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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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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How To: Sublet your way around a commercial real estate shortage

November 21, 2017

by Justin Lamontagne, CCIM, Partner | Broker, NAI The Dunham Group Let me paint a picture and it may sound familiar. You are a small business owner in a tight...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Building for the Future”

November 13, 2017

What are the trends now in housing to commercial to institutional and how might they change? What is going on now from “away” that should or could be done here? ...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Manufacturing in Maine

November 9, 2017

Join MEREDA for Breakfast in Biddeford at Pepperell Mill Campus on November 30th for an interesting conversation about “Manufacturing in Maine”. We’re excited to have these three expert panelists confirmed...

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Change or Die, A short game, long game, or no game manifesto from home building guru George Casey.

November 7, 2017

by George Casey, CEO of Stockbridge Associates, LLC “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” Samuel...

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Change or Die: A short game, long game, or no game manifesto from home building guru George Casey.

November 7, 2017

by George Casey, CEO of Stockbridge Associates, LLC “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” Samuel...

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Portland Question 1. Big bureaucracy that’s bad for affordable housing.

October 31, 2017

Say NO to Rent Control Portland Question 1 – the rent control proposal – is on the ballot for Portland voters’ consideration on November 7. MEREDA believes that if passed,...

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Portland Question 1. Big bureaucracy that’s bad for affordable housing.

October 31, 2017

Portland Question 1 – the rent control proposal – is on the ballot for Portland voters’ consideration on November 7. MEREDA believes that if passed, the initiative could have significant...

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MEREDA OPPOSES PORTLAND BALLOT QUESTION 2

October 24, 2017

A dangerous ballot initiative will be voted upon on November 7 in the City of Portland. Question 2 asks whether voters support a change to the City Code to give...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Gary D. Vogel as Vice President

October 12, 2017

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce that longtime member, Gary Vogel of Drummond Woodsum, has been elected Vice President. Currently, Gary also serves as...

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Listen Up! The February 2025 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!

Register for MEREDA’s Premier Event – Feb. 27

A Notable Night… A Social Celebration of 2024’s best projects and MEREDA’s 40 years of supporting responsible development.

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

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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…)

How To: Sublet your way around a commercial real estate shortage

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Building for the Future”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Manufacturing in Maine

Change or Die, A short game, long game, or no game manifesto from home building guru George Casey.

Change or Die: A short game, long game, or no game manifesto from home building guru George Casey.

Portland Question 1. Big bureaucracy that’s bad for affordable housing.

Portland Question 1. Big bureaucracy that’s bad for affordable housing.

MEREDA OPPOSES PORTLAND BALLOT QUESTION 2

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Gary D. Vogel as Vice President