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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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Need Continuing Education Credits? MEREDA’s 2017 Annual Spring Conference has them!

May 4, 2017

MEREDA’s Annual Spring Conference – ‘YIMBY’ism: YES in my Backyard – Why Development is Good In recent years, many American cities and towns have witnessed a renaissance, with destination cities...

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Challenges for Marijuana Businesses and their Vendors

May 2, 2017

by Gretchen L. Jones, Shareholder and Chair, Business Law Practice Group at Eaton Peabody While Maine has legalized marijuana for both medical and recreational use, the conflict between state legalization...

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How to speed up the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal process

April 18, 2017

When the parties of interest in a commercial real estate transaction finally reach agreement, and financing is a component of the deal, why does it then take so long to...

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2017 Greater Portland, Maine Industrial Market Snapshot

April 4, 2017

A “healthy” market is a catchy and common term to describe the current state of the Greater Portland industrial sector. But our experience suggests that the market is only healthy...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – The State of Senior Living In Maine

March 31, 2017

The nature in which we address the care and housing of our seniors has evolved in recent years. Developers, architects, builders, and healthcare providers have all seen the shift in...

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Succession Planning with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan

March 28, 2017

According to the National Center for Employee Ownership, there are roughly 7,000 true employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) nationwide, covering about 13.5 million employees and holding assets of approximately $1.2...

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Save the Date: MEREDA’s Annual Spring Conference – ‘YIMBY’ism: YES in my Backyard – Why Development is Good

March 28, 2017

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Keys to an Effective Environmental Risk Management Program (ERMP)

March 14, 2017

Managing environmental risk in commercial real estate (CRE) lending can be challenging. Although it’s something the lending community has been doing for decades, it has historically been viewed as unnecessary...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Recognizes Retiring Board Member

March 9, 2017

PORTLAND, Maine (March 7, 2017) – The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) has announced that Anne L. Littlefield, VP of Dead River Properties, has retired from MEREDA’s Board...

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Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

March 9, 2017

Every community needs a continuum of housing choice, both small and inexpensive, to large and more expensive – for rent and for sale. A range of choices allows for healthy...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

March 9, 2017

Every community needs a continuum of housing choice, both small and inexpensive, to large and more expensive – for rent and for sale. A range of choices allows for healthy...

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Maine experts still proclaim Portland “hot,” see growth expanding north

February 28, 2017

PORTLAND, Maine — The residential real estate market remains hot statewide, with single family sales very solid, according to experts who reviewed trends in the last year of Maine real...

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Office Market Overview

February 14, 2017

The Greater Portland office market continued to improve in 2016 as the vacancy rate fell for the 7th consecutive year for a direct vacancy of 6.17 percent and total rate...

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MEREDA Index shows Maine’s real estate industry reach its highest level in ten years, signifies “worker gap”

February 7, 2017

“The second quarter of 2016 saw the Maine real estate industry reach the highest level in ten years, led by a 10% growth in the residential component” said Rick McCarthy,...

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New Initiative Launched to Reduce Energy, Water and Transportation Emissions

January 24, 2017

Downtown Portland Property Owners Band Together to Save Money and Resources Portland is joining the ranks of forward-thinking cities across the U.S. and Canada as it launches the Portland 2030...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Parking for Successful Development: Threading the Needle”

January 24, 2017

Developments usually need parking. Whether provided on-site or nearby, many people drive to their destination and expect to be able to park when they get there. But parking is expensive....

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Darkness into Light: Cannabis and its impact on Commercial Real Estate in the Post-Prohibition Era.”

January 10, 2017

Industry experts suggest that no new-to-market use has had as large an impact on Maine’s commercial real estate landscape in recent years as has cannabis cultivation. Starting as a niche industry...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Maine Legislative Update: MEREDA’s top policy initiatives and how you can help!

January 5, 2017

Every year, the Maine Legislature and Governor consider over a thousand bills, and chances are high that some of them threaten to impact your business. Savvy business leaders today stay...

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Tenant Funded Leasehold Improvements: Hidden Risks

December 27, 2016

By Raymond A. Pelletier, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP In most cases, significant tenant fit-ups and renovations are financed by means of a per square foot tenant improvement allowance paid by...

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Where Healthcare Credit meets Retail Rent: Why you should be adding Urgent Care Facilities to your Tenant Mix

December 20, 2016

By Cameron Woodford, Associate Advisor at SVN | The Urbanek Group In the last few years the “urgent care” or “quick care” industry has been on fire and with good reason....

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Need Continuing Education Credits? MEREDA’s 2017 Annual Spring Conference has them!

Challenges for Marijuana Businesses and their Vendors

How to speed up the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal process

2017 Greater Portland, Maine Industrial Market Snapshot

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – The State of Senior Living In Maine

Succession Planning with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Save the Date: MEREDA’s Annual Spring Conference – ‘YIMBY’ism: YES in my Backyard – Why Development is Good

Keys to an Effective Environmental Risk Management Program (ERMP)

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Recognizes Retiring Board Member

Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

Maine experts still proclaim Portland “hot,” see growth expanding north

Office Market Overview

MEREDA Index shows Maine’s real estate industry reach its highest level in ten years, signifies “worker gap”

New Initiative Launched to Reduce Energy, Water and Transportation Emissions

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Parking for Successful Development: Threading the Needle”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Darkness into Light: Cannabis and its impact on Commercial Real Estate in the Post-Prohibition Era.”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Maine Legislative Update: MEREDA’s top policy initiatives and how you can help!

Tenant Funded Leasehold Improvements: Hidden Risks

Where Healthcare Credit meets Retail Rent: Why you should be adding Urgent Care Facilities to your Tenant Mix