MEREDA Blog

Property Tax Alert: Law Changes How Property Tax Assessors Gather and Protect Proprietary Information

January 27, 2015

Maine’s Constitution requires local assessors to determine a property’s assessed value each year on April 1.  Determining the assessment of...

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MEREDA’s Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference and Member Showcase is January 22!

January 6, 2015

Sponsored by TD Bank, our Forecast Conference brings together the largest gathering of commercial real estate professionals in Maine. This event attracts over...

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AARP Maine’s Age-Friendly Community Program Seeks to Keep Maine Seniors Home

December 30, 2014

by Peter Morelli, AARP Maine Maine has an opportunity to take bold action to help address the major challenges of...

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AARP Maine’s Age-Friendly Community Program Seeks to Keep Maine Seniors Home

December 30, 2014

Maine has an opportunity to take bold action to help address the major challenges of Maine’s rapidly aging population and...

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Real Estate Professionals – Planning Around the Passive Activity Loss Rules

December 23, 2014

Under the passive activity loss (PAL) rules, rental activities are generally considered passive activities with few exceptions. Consequently, many taxpayers...

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Environmental Issues in Business Transactions – Problems and Practical Problem Solving

December 16, 2014

MEREDA hosted its “Morning Menu” breakfast event on November 13th, with Ken Gray from Pierce Atwood and Nick Hodgkins of...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Membership & Marketing Committee Chair

December 10, 2014

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce that Jason Favreau of Westbrook will chair MEREDA’s...

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Opinions of Value – and why they differ

December 9, 2014

So you ask a simple question “What’s my property worth?”.  Depending on whom you ask, the answer may be given...

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How a lease agreement can make or break your business

December 2, 2014

I was recently listening to a podcast interview with a blogger who specializes in social media. She stressed the importance...

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