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On Thursday, January 20, over 600 of Maine’s real estate and development professionals gathered both virtually and in-person at the...
Read Article Legislative Commission on Housing Opportunities Releases Recommendations to Alleviate Barriers to Housing Development
Maine has a housing crisis – there is not enough affordable, efficient, or convenient housing to support a sustainable economic...
Read Article MEREDA Panel: Vertical Harvest plants a seed in Downtown Westbrook
Last month, at the Maine Real Estate and Development (MEREDA) hosted “Morning Menu” roundtable, Moderator, Craig Young, Partner & Broker...
Read Article The Post-Pandemic Business Model: What Construction Companies Need to Thrive During COVID-19
By David Jean, Principal, Albin Randall & Bennett As a contractor, your work requires logical forethought and mathematical precision. After...
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The First Regular Session of the 127th Legislature was exciting and eventful. Read on for a review of the highlights.
Governor Elected with a Strong Vote Last November Governor LePage was re-elected by a larger margin than expected, securing his...
Read Article Brand Marketing Positions Businesses for Top Price When Selling
Often times when a business owner decides it’s time to sell his or her company, revenues are on the decline. If...
Read Article IRS Form 3115 and Common Area Maintenance Charges
Is it a tenant-paid repair or a landlord-paid capital expenditure? This is an important question for landlords and tenants with...
Read Article Kick Your Taxes Down the Road with a Like-Kind Exchange
The “like-kind exchange” rules housed in Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 allow taxpayers to defer gain on the sale of...
Read Article Protect your Commercial Real Estate Investment
My father always said, “If it’s worthwhile doing, it’s worthwhile doing right”. As a teenager, it was one of those...
Read Article The Lead Poisoning Control Act: What it Means for Maine Landlords
By Rudman Winchell Attorney Jonathan P. Hunter Over eighty percent of all homes built prior to 1978 contain lead-based paint. ...
Read Article The Role of the Real Estate Appraiser
What is the role of the real estate Appraiser in a purchase and sale transaction? Why isn’t the contract price...
Read Article Maine’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Paxton recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast in Lewiston to present on how Maine’s Historic Tax Credit has transformed Historic Rehabilitation...
Read Article MEREDA Brought National Speaker to Maine for Discussion on Consumer Insights for Residential Development Opportunities by Generation
A crowd of Maine’s real estate professionals gathered recently to listen to a renowned national speaker present consumer insights for...
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