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By S. Andrew Smith, CPA, Principal, Baker Newman Noyes This article is the last in a 3-part series on the...
Read Article The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Puritan Medical COVID –Building Expansion (P2)
Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real...
Read Article Stabilizing Long-Term Housing Costs and Creating Permanent Workforce Housing
On June 17, 2021, MEREDA presented a virtual presentation titled, “Creating New Affordable Housing through Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives”. Below...
Read Article The Faulty Workmanship Exclusion in Builder’s Risk Insurance Measure Thrice, Cut Once
By George F. Burns, Shareholder, Bernstein Shur Builder’s risk insurance is perhaps the least understood insurance product in the construction...
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MEREDA’s Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference and Member Showcase is January 22!
Sponsored by TD Bank, our Forecast Conference brings together the largest gathering of commercial real estate professionals in Maine. This event attracts over...
Read Article AARP Maine’s Age-Friendly Community Program Seeks to Keep Maine Seniors Home
Maine has an opportunity to take bold action to help address the major challenges of Maine’s rapidly aging population and...
Read Article Real Estate Professionals – Planning Around the Passive Activity Loss Rules
Under the passive activity loss (PAL) rules, rental activities are generally considered passive activities with few exceptions. Consequently, many taxpayers...
Read Article Environmental Issues in Business Transactions – Problems and Practical Problem Solving
MEREDA hosted its “Morning Menu” breakfast event on November 13th, with Ken Gray from Pierce Atwood and Nick Hodgkins of...
Read Article Opinions of Value – and why they differ
So you ask a simple question “What’s my property worth?”. Depending on whom you ask, the answer may be given...
Read Article How a lease agreement can make or break your business
I was recently listening to a podcast interview with a blogger who specializes in social media. She stressed the importance...
Read Article Maine Supreme Court Upholds Conditional Rezoning: What it means for Real Estate
The Maine Supreme Court issued a decision last week that upheld the conditional rezoning of Williston-West Church in Portland. In Charles...
Read Article Pitfalls at the Intersection of Income & Estate Tax: Planning for Real Estate
Baker Newman Noyes Tax Principal Jean McDevitt recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to present factors that must be taken...
Read Article Changing the Status Quo of Investing with a Self Directed Retirement Account (SDRA)
Bachelder, along with Jean McDevitt of Baker Newman Noyes recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to co-present on ways to protect...
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