Nominations Now Being Accepted for MEREDA’s 2025 Notable Project Awards
Each year, MEREDA identifies and recognizes the most noteworthy and significant Maine commercial development projects from the previous year.
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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Nightingale & State Street Campus Redevelopment (Portland)
MEREDA Recognizes its 2024 Notable Project Award Recipients – Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate...
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MEREDA’s Fall Conference outlines challenges and opportunities
Portland, Maine – MEREDA hosted its Fall Conference on October 23rd where nearly 300 real estate professionals gathered at USM’s Hannaford Hall. The focus of the half-day conference was to...
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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process
November 18, 2025 – 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:Please join MEREDA for a...
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Vital Ideas – The 1031 Dominoes
by Brit Vitalius, Principal, Designated Broker, Vitalius Real Estate Group In 2019, we saw 1031 exchanges used even more frequently than in past years. Interestingly, the variations in the transactions...
Read ArticleMEREDA Postpones its March 19 Morning Menu breakfast as well as its March 26 Anniversary Gala
In light of the situation with the Coronavirus and recommendations from the recent press conference with Governor Janet Mills, MEREDA has postponed its March 19th Morning Menu breakfast as well...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association Elects Matt Worthen to its Board of Directors
Matthew Worthen of Falmouth, has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers...
Read ArticleJoin MEREDA for Breakfast on Feb. 25 for a Morning Menu Presentation: “Portland’s Arts District Garage: A Case Study of Private Parking Structure Development”
The five-story, 280-spaced Arts District Garage parking structure on the corner of Brown Street and Cumberland Ave was completed in the summer of 2019. The Arts District Garage project provides lasting...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Recognizes Outstanding Members with Annual Awards
Portland, ME: In a ballroom overflowing with the broad spectrum of Maine’s real estate and development professionals, MEREDA President Gary Vogel singled out five individuals at last week’s annual Forecast...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors
Tiffany Dembowski of Portland has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers...
Read ArticleReading the Real Estate Tea Leaves: MEREDA’s Forecast Conference Takes Place January 16th, 2020
As the words “recession” and “downturn” try to tint rose colored glasses with shades of gray, more and more attention turns to the real estate sector to provide a realistic...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointments to its Board of Directors
Jason Howe, Partner at Preti Flaherty, and resident of Gorham, Rebecca Hatfield of Falmouth, VP of Real Estate Development and Management at Avesta Housing, and Ethan Boxer-Macomber of Portland, principal...
Read ArticleMake Plans to Join MEREDA on 11/14 to Learn About J.B. Brown & Sons – One of the Oldest and Largest Property Owners in the Greater Portland Area
J.B.Brown & Sons was founded in 1828 and is one of the oldest and largest property owners in the greater Portland area. Join us for a MEREDA breakfast whereby our state...
Read ArticleJoin MEREDA in Bangor on 10/29 to Learn About Investing in Solar Power in Maine
In 2019, the Maine Legislature passed LD 91 which reset the state’s metering policy for solar and ensures that consumers who produce electricity from solar panels are fairly compensated for supplying...
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