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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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Legislative Update from Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA)

May 5, 2020

While much has changed in the world in the past months, the MEREDA Public Policy Committee has continued to stay engaged on critical matters impacting our members. From ensuring a...

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Pandemic Leaves Landlords in a Difficult Position

April 21, 2020

by: Gary D. Vogel, Attorney, Drummond Woodsum, MEREDA President The coronavirus pandemic is affecting everyone. Many businesses are shut down, or are minimally operating. The CARES Act recently adopted by...

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Governor Mills issues Executive Order lifting in–person requirements for certain notarial acts and acknowledgements

April 16, 2020

On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Governor Mills issued Executive Order 37 (EO 37), An Order Temporarily Modifying Certain In-Person Notarizations and Acknowledgement Requirements. This order relaxes certain legal requirements that...

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Maine Home Prices – Where do we go from here?

April 14, 2020

by: Dava Davin, Principal, Portside Real Estate Group When I presented at the 2020 MEREDA Real Estate Forecast Conference in January, I was full of good news and positivity in...

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MEREDA’s 2020 Spring Real Estate Conference has been Rescheduled to September 3rd

April 2, 2020

The Chamberlain Model – Developing Maine’s Future: Then and Now In light of the situation with the Coronavirus, MEREDA has rescheduled its Annual Spring Conference that was scheduled for May...

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Vital Ideas – The 1031 Dominoes

March 24, 2020

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...

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MEREDA Postpones its March 19 Morning Menu breakfast as well as its March 26 Anniversary Gala

March 12, 2020

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...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Elects Matt Worthen to its Board of Directors

February 3, 2020

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...

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Join MEREDA for Breakfast on Feb. 25 for a Morning Menu Presentation: “Portland’s Arts District Garage: A Case Study of Private Parking Structure Development”

January 29, 2020

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...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Recognizes Outstanding Members with Annual Awards

January 28, 2020

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...

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