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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

October 15, 2025

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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MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social is Back!

October 15, 2025

November 6, 2025 – 5:00 – 7:00 pm Location: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Portland Waterfront65 Commercial Street, Portland, ME About the Event: MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social returns on November 6! Mark...

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Notable Project Receipient Stacy M. Symbol Apartments

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

October 14, 2025

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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Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

October 7, 2025

Colliers Portland’s downtown office market recorded a vacancy rate of 12.6% in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 2.3 percentage point increase year-over-year. The market posted negative absorption of...

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MEREDA’s Year in Review 2018 -2019

July 9, 2019

Since its inception, MEREDA has continued to make progress on behalf of the development community addressing the challenges and issues relating to Maine’s real estate activities. MEREDA’s strength has always...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Announces 2019-20 Officers

July 2, 2019

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...

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The Evolution of Retail Ownership

June 25, 2019

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...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Riverview Terrace Apartments

June 18, 2019

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...

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Environmental Liability of Former Dry Cleaner Properties

June 4, 2019

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...

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MEREDA’s 7th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser on May 23rd Raises Funds for Scholarships for 16 Maine Students

May 31, 2019

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...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Josh Fifield as Vice President

May 29, 2019

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...

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MEREDA Brings Together Industry Leaders to Collaborate and Innovate on Housing

May 28, 2019

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...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 6 Notable Projects of 2018

May 21, 2019

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...

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MEREDA Welcomes Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development

May 20, 2019

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...

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Spring 2019 MEREDA Index Commentary – THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT – Joseph Porta, Porta & Co.

May 8, 2019

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...

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Make Plans to Join MEREDA on June 4 to Learn About the State of Housing in Bangor

May 1, 2019

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,...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – The State of Housing in Bangor

May 1, 2019

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MEREDA is Proud to Host its 7th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Fundraising Event at Bayside Bowl in Portland on May 23

April 20, 2019

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,...

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MEREDA Celebrates Real Estate Development in Maine: Six Development Teams to Earn Recognition

April 10, 2019

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...

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Retail Trends Moving Forward in 2019

April 9, 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...

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The Top 6 Notable Projects for 2018 have been chosen!

April 9, 2019

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...

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MEREDA’s Annual Real Estate Spring Conference – The Future of Housing in Maine: Opportunities and Solutions

March 29, 2019

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...

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Maine’s Affordable Housing Needs Go Through the Roof, Leading to Call for New State Tax Credit

March 26, 2019

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...

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Join us in Lewiston on April 23 for the Last of our 3 Opportunity Zones Breakfasts

March 19, 2019

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...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

Archive

MEREDA’s Year in Review 2018 -2019

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Announces 2019-20 Officers

The Evolution of Retail Ownership

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Riverview Terrace Apartments

Environmental Liability of Former Dry Cleaner Properties

MEREDA’s 7th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser on May 23rd Raises Funds for Scholarships for 16 Maine Students

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Josh Fifield as Vice President

MEREDA Brings Together Industry Leaders to Collaborate and Innovate on Housing

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 6 Notable Projects of 2018

MEREDA Welcomes Heather Johnson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development

Spring 2019 MEREDA Index Commentary – THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT – Joseph Porta, Porta & Co.

Make Plans to Join MEREDA on June 4 to Learn About the State of Housing in Bangor

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – The State of Housing in Bangor

MEREDA is Proud to Host its 7th Annual “Strikes for Scholars” Fundraising Event at Bayside Bowl in Portland on May 23

MEREDA Celebrates Real Estate Development in Maine: Six Development Teams to Earn Recognition

Retail Trends Moving Forward in 2019

The Top 6 Notable Projects for 2018 have been chosen!

MEREDA’s Annual Real Estate Spring Conference – The Future of Housing in Maine: Opportunities and Solutions

Maine’s Affordable Housing Needs Go Through the Roof, Leading to Call for New State Tax Credit

Join us in Lewiston on April 23 for the Last of our 3 Opportunity Zones Breakfasts