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By George F. Burns, Shareholder, Bernstein Shur Builder’s risk insurance is perhaps the least understood insurance product in the construction...
Read Article The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on One Merchants Plaza
Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real...
Read Article Like-Kind Exchanges Present a Number of Tax Deferral Options Part 2 of 3
By S. Andrew Smith, CPA, Principal, Baker Newman Noyes This article is the second in a 3-part series on the...
Read Article The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Solterra
Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real...
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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 Hiring a Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
So you find yourself needing to have a real estate appraisal performed by a certified appraiser in order to obtain...
Read Article The Business Case for Energy Efficiency
You know that reducing energy costs are good for your bottom line. Do you know just how good? According to...
Read Article Residential Rentals are a Product – Know Your Market and Respond
Residential rental investments provide a unique opportunity to quickly respond to changing market demands. In investment real estate, rental spaces...
Read Article Appealing FEMA’s Newly Proposed Flood Maps
Katz-Leavy, along with Jim Nadeau of Nadeau Land Surveys recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to co-present how to determine whether...
Read Article Shoreland Zoning Rule Changes Coming Soon
Shoreland zoning rule changes at the state level are on the regulatory agenda over the coming months. Through Maine’s shoreland...
Read Article Gardiner Growth Initiative and Creative Credit Enhancement Programs Spur New Investment in a Historic Downtown
Once regarded as the last exit before the I-295 toll on the way to Augusta, Gardiner has undergone a conscious...
Read Article 52 Scatter – the Maine Legislature shuffles the deck
Remember the childhood card "trick" when you were asked if you want to play 52 scatter? Upon agreeing, your friend...
Read Article How Maine is Re-engaging Downtowns and Old Buildings
Who benefits from Maine's Historic Tax Credit? The answer is we all do. Here's why. Maine's Historic Tax Credit was...
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