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 Recognizes Retiring Board Member
PORTLAND, Maine (March 7, 2017) – The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) has announced that Anne L. Littlefield, VP of Dead River Properties, has retired from MEREDA’s Board...
Read ArticleMaine experts still proclaim Portland “hot,” see growth expanding north
PORTLAND, Maine — The residential real estate market remains hot statewide, with single family sales very solid, according to experts who reviewed trends in the last year of Maine real...
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The Greater Portland office market continued to improve in 2016 as the vacancy rate fell for the 7th consecutive year for a direct vacancy of 6.17 percent and total rate...
Read ArticleMEREDA Index shows Maine’s real estate industry reach its highest level in ten years, signifies “worker gap”
“The second quarter of 2016 saw the Maine real estate industry reach the highest level in ten years, led by a 10% growth in the residential component” said Rick McCarthy,...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Parking for Successful Development: Threading the Needle”
Developments usually need parking. Whether provided on-site or nearby, many people drive to their destination and expect to be able to park when they get there. But parking is expensive....
Read ArticleNew Initiative Launched to Reduce Energy, Water and Transportation Emissions
Downtown Portland Property Owners Band Together to Save Money and Resources Portland is joining the ranks of forward-thinking cities across the U.S. and Canada as it launches the Portland 2030...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Darkness into Light: Cannabis and its impact on Commercial Real Estate in the Post-Prohibition Era.”
Industry experts suggest that no new-to-market use has had as large an impact on Maine’s commercial real estate landscape in recent years as has cannabis cultivation. Starting as a niche industry...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu: Maine Legislative Update: MEREDA’s top policy initiatives and how you can help!
Every year, the Maine Legislature and Governor consider over a thousand bills, and chances are high that some of them threaten to impact your business. Savvy business leaders today stay...
Read ArticleTenant Funded Leasehold Improvements: Hidden Risks
By Raymond A. Pelletier, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP In most cases, significant tenant fit-ups and renovations are financed by means of a per square foot tenant improvement allowance paid by...
Read ArticleWhere Healthcare Credit meets Retail Rent: Why you should be adding Urgent Care Facilities to your Tenant Mix
By Cameron Woodford, Associate Advisor at SVN | The Urbanek Group In the last few years the “urgent care” or “quick care” industry has been on fire and with good reason....
Read ArticleMEREDA’s 2017 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase
Over 700 of the state’s leading real estate experts are expected to attend MEREDA’s Signature Event, the TD Bank sponsored 2017 Annual Forecast Conference & Member Showcase being held on...
Read ArticleSustainable Stormwater Infrastructure = Sustainable Growth: Perspectives on Stormwater Service Fee Programs and Credits
By Maura Ryan, Marketing Director at St.Germain Collins | Sentry EHS® At MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event in November, a panel discussed stormwater service fees—why they are needed, and what...
Read ArticleMEREDA Thanks Its Valued Members
During this Thanksgiving season, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) pauses to thank our over 300 members who employ thousands of Maine citizens and invest millions of dollars...
Read ArticlePassive House Pushes [& Seals] The Envelope
By Cordelia Pitman, Director of Preconstruction Services for Wright-Ryan Construction Multifamily housing projects around the state have contributed to an improvement in construction activity post-recession. Hidden among the number of...
Read ArticlePassive House Pushes [& Seals] The Envelope
Making Affordable Housing More Affordable Multifamily housing projects around the state have contributed to an improvement in construction activity post-recession. Hidden among the number of multifamily projects, two developments in...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association Elects Michael Lane to its Board of Directors
Michael Lane of Richmond, a partner at Preti Flaherty, has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu: Real Estate Development 202: Housing Development Demystified— A Look Behind the Veil
As many Maine communities continue to experience a boom in housing development, public curiosity about the inner workings of the development process has elevated. What’s driving decisions like site selection,...
Read ArticleThe New-Old Humpty Dumpty
Here are 10 trends likely to come amidst a full-circle return to housing finance and economics like it was before homeownership became a policy priority. Humpty Dumpty sat on a...
Read ArticleWhen Generations Collide
By Dean Strombom, Principal, Gensler, Houston, TX This is the first time in history when five generations of employees may co-exist in the workplace: the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials or...
Read ArticleMorning Menu Breakfast Event: Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure = Sustainable Growth Perspectives on Stormwater Service Fee Programs and Credits
With each passing year, cities and towns are faced with increased requirements, under the federal Clean Water Act, to protect and restore water quality in our streams, rivers, lakes and...
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