MEREDA Releases the MEREDA Index Report for 2024
MEREDA has released its 19th edition of The MEREDA Index. As a key economic indicator for Maine, the MEREDA Index measures the pulse of the state’s real estate industry and is...
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Listen Up! We’re Doubling Up for Your Listening Pleasure and Have Added a Second June Episode!
A Conversation with Corinne Watson of Tiny Homes of Maine and Kevin Hancock of Hancock Lumber Corinne Watson, Co-Founder of Tiny Homes of Maine, and Kevin Hancock, Managing Owner of...
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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Firehouse Village (Scarborough)
Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate projects, completed in the previous year. The exemplary projects...
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MEREDA’s Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser Raises Scholarship Funds for Maine Students
MEREDA is thrilled to announce that its Annual Strikes for Scholars Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser will once again enable the organization to donate a total of $15,000 towards scholarships to Maine students entering...
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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Announces 2019-20 Officers
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce its 2019-20 slate of officers, which include Bruce Jones of Creative Office Pavilion and Josh Fifield of Clark...
Read ArticleThe Evolution of Retail Ownership
By John Meador, Associate Broker, The Boulos Company The consumer retail sector continues to strategize around how to reposition physical stores to offset the growing demand of online shoppers. Many...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Riverview Terrace Apartments
In multi-part series, exclusive to the Maine Real Estate Insider, we’ll provide an up-close look at the most notable commercial development projects of the past year that are helping to...
Read ArticleEnvironmental Liability of Former Dry Cleaner Properties
Modern dry cleaning operations today follow strict rules to ensure that the common dry cleaning chemical tetrachloroethene (PCE) is properly managed and disposed of. However, from the 1930s when PCE was...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s 7th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser on May 23rd Raises Funds for Scholarships for 16 Maine Students
Again this year, MEREDA is excited to be able to provide $20,000 in scholarships to students pursuing studies in building trades, architecture, construction, engineering or a business program at a...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Josh Fifield as Vice President
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce that Portland resident, Josh Fifield, a Senior Account Executive in the Business Insurance Department of Clark Insurance has...
Read ArticleMEREDA Brings Together Industry Leaders to Collaborate and Innovate on Housing
On Tuesday, May 7, some 300 members of Maine’s real estate industry gathered in Portland for the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) 2019 Spring Conference on the future...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 6 Notable Projects of 2018
Projects from Portland to Boothbay Harbor to Augusta received special recognition at MEREDA’s 2019 annual Spring Conference in Portland on May 7th.The exemplary projects from across the state, completed in...
Read ArticleMEREDA Welcomes Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
The Department of Economic & Community Development's broad mission is to help communities and businesses prosper through a variety of programs providing everything from targeted tax relief to community block grants...
Read ArticleSpring 2019 MEREDA Index Commentary – THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT – Joseph Porta, Porta & Co.
Joseph Porta, SIOR, Broker/Manager of Porta & Co. recently provided insight for the Spring 2019 Edition of the MEREDA Index by sharing his perspective on the Commercial Sector over the...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – The State of Housing in Bangor
Housing has become a large topic of conversation in service center communities across the state. Businesses, families and individuals are being impacted by Maine’s recent economic trends; rising construction costs,...
Read ArticleMake Plans to Join MEREDA on June 4 to Learn About the State of Housing in Bangor
Housing has become a large topic of conversation in service center communities across the state. Businesses, families and individuals are being impacted by Maine’s recent economic trends; rising construction costs,...
Read ArticleMEREDA is Proud to Host its 7th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Fundraising Event at Bayside Bowl in Portland on May 23
MEREDA is proud to host its 7th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Fundraising Event at Bayside Bowl in Portland on May 23, 2019. “Strikes for Scholars” supports scholarships for Maine students pursuing studies in building trades,...
Read ArticleMEREDA Celebrates Real Estate Development in Maine: Six Development Teams to Earn Recognition
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization for responsible real estate development, has selected the top six real estate developments in Maine in 2018, and...
Read ArticleThe Top 6 Notable Projects for 2018 have been chosen!
Make plans to join us on May 7th as we recognize these developments at our 2019 Annual Spring Conference. MEREDA will also unveil the latest edition of the “MEREDA Index“. Dr. Charlie Colgan’s report...
Read ArticleRetail Trends Moving Forward in 2019
I was happy to present the Greater Portland Retail portion of the MEREDA 2019 Forecast conference last month in Portland, where we took a look back at 2018 and where...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Annual Real Estate Spring Conference – The Future of Housing in Maine: Opportunities and Solutions
On May 7th, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) will host an exciting, informative, and solutions-based presentation for anyone living or working in Maine. Housing is reaching a...
Read ArticleMaine’s Affordable Housing Needs Go Through the Roof, Leading to Call for New State Tax Credit
Maine is experiencing a fundamental mismatch between its housing stock and its housing needs, and that mismatch is creating enormous problems for our families and our state’s economic well-being. For...
Read ArticleJoin us in Lewiston on April 23 for the Last of our 3 Opportunity Zones Breakfasts
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a bi-partisan tax incentive program based on economically distressed Opportunity Zones. Investors in Qualified Opportunity Zone businesses now have the ability to...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu – “Planning for Growth: Portland’s Eastern Waterfront”
Come learn about Portland’s economic growth in the East End over the last ten years, including the public-private sector partnerships which support it. In 2004, the Portland City Council approved...
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