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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Say Yes! To Housing

December 12, 2025

January 14, 2026 – 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:A Statewide Coalition Ready to...

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Maine Business Leaders Create Coalition to Tackle Housing Crisis

December 10, 2025

Maine’s most recognized business and industry leaders will work together to promote solutions, advocate for pro-housing policy, and empower all Maine people to get involved

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

December 8, 2025

PORTLAND, Maine (December 4, 2025) – Sno Barry has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial...

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

November 25, 2025

A Conversation with Dr. Chris Herbert of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and Elizabeth Frazier, Partner at Pierce Atwood Maine is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis,...

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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

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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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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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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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Introduction to the Portland 2030 District”

October 11, 2017

A program of the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG), the Portland 2030 District is a collaborative, nationally recognized, but local community of high performance buildings in downtown Portland that...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Meetinghouse Lofts Condominiums

October 10, 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 (MEREDA) Announces Membership & Marketing Committee Vice Chair

October 10, 2017

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce that Portland resident, Josh Fifield, a Senior Account Executive in the Business Insurance Department of Clark Insurance will...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Ridgewood at Village Square

September 26, 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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MEREDA’s Annual Fall Networking Social

September 25, 2017

Another great “meet-and-greet” opportunity, this time on Portland’s Waterfront, you are invited to the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) highly-anticipated Annual Fall Social on October 26th! MEREDA’s networking...

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Has E-commerce Plateaued? An Economist and a Millennial in Conversation

September 19, 2017

By Blueprint, presented by CBRE Do millennials shop differently than older generations? Are brick and mortar shops fighting back against the rise of e-commerce? Must retailers move online to survive?...

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Make plans to join MEREDA for its Annual Lewiston/Auburn Social on September 28!

September 8, 2017

After the summer break, make plans to join MEREDA at Baxter Brewing Co. in Lewiston on September 28 from 5-7 pm for its Annual L/A Fall Social. MEREDA's networking events...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Mission Hill

September 5, 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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DevelopME’s Lunch & Learn Series “Breaking into Development”, Part Two: “Out to Bid: Managing the Construction Process”

September 5, 2017

Join the Maine Real Estate Development’s DevelopME for their Lunch and Learn Series “Breaking into Development”, Part Two: “Out to Bid: Managing the Construction Process on October 4, 2017 at the Rines Auditorium, Portland Public...

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2017 Changes to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Documents

August 29, 2017

By Mike Bosse, Shareholder, Bernstein Shur Earlier this year, the American Institute of Architects released its new set of 2017 documents into the market. The AIA has long published standard...

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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

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Introduction to the Portland 2030 District”

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Meetinghouse Lofts Condominiums

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Membership & Marketing Committee Vice Chair

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Ridgewood at Village Square

MEREDA’s Annual Fall Networking Social

Has E-commerce Plateaued? An Economist and a Millennial in Conversation

Make plans to join MEREDA for its Annual Lewiston/Auburn Social on September 28!

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Mission Hill

DevelopME’s Lunch & Learn Series “Breaking into Development”, Part Two: “Out to Bid: Managing the Construction Process”

2017 Changes to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Documents