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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on 99 Western Apartments (Augusta)

July 8, 2025

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 Releases the MEREDA Index Report for 2024

July 1, 2025

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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MEREDA Releases the MEREDA Index Report for 2024

June 26, 2025

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!

June 24, 2025

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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MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

March 9, 2017

Every community needs a continuum of housing choice, both small and inexpensive, to large and more expensive – for rent and for sale. A range of choices allows for healthy...

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Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

March 9, 2017

Every community needs a continuum of housing choice, both small and inexpensive, to large and more expensive – for rent and for sale. A range of choices allows for healthy...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Recognizes Retiring Board Member

March 9, 2017

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...

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Maine experts still proclaim Portland “hot,” see growth expanding north

February 28, 2017

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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Office Market Overview

February 14, 2017

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...

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MEREDA Index shows Maine’s real estate industry reach its highest level in ten years, signifies “worker gap”

February 7, 2017

“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,...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Parking for Successful Development: Threading the Needle”

January 24, 2017

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....

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New Initiative Launched to Reduce Energy, Water and Transportation Emissions

January 24, 2017

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...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Darkness into Light: Cannabis and its impact on Commercial Real Estate in the Post-Prohibition Era.”

January 10, 2017

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...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Maine Legislative Update: MEREDA’s top policy initiatives and how you can help!

January 5, 2017

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...

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Tenant Funded Leasehold Improvements: Hidden Risks

December 27, 2016

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...

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Where Healthcare Credit meets Retail Rent: Why you should be adding Urgent Care Facilities to your Tenant Mix

December 20, 2016

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....

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MEREDA’s 2017 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase

December 15, 2016

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...

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Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure = Sustainable Growth: Perspectives on Stormwater Service Fee Programs and Credits

December 6, 2016

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...

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MEREDA Thanks Its Valued Members

November 29, 2016

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...

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Passive House Pushes [& Seals] The Envelope

November 15, 2016

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...

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Passive House Pushes [& Seals] The Envelope

November 15, 2016

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...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Elects Michael Lane to its Board of Directors

November 14, 2016

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...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Real Estate Development 202: Housing Development Demystified— A Look Behind the Veil

November 10, 2016

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,...

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The New-Old Humpty Dumpty

November 8, 2016

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...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Recognizes Retiring Board Member

Maine experts still proclaim Portland “hot,” see growth expanding north

Office Market Overview

MEREDA Index shows Maine’s real estate industry reach its highest level in ten years, signifies “worker gap”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Parking for Successful Development: Threading the Needle”

New Initiative Launched to Reduce Energy, Water and Transportation Emissions

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Darkness into Light: Cannabis and its impact on Commercial Real Estate in the Post-Prohibition Era.”

MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Maine Legislative Update: MEREDA’s top policy initiatives and how you can help!

Tenant Funded Leasehold Improvements: Hidden Risks

Where Healthcare Credit meets Retail Rent: Why you should be adding Urgent Care Facilities to your Tenant Mix

MEREDA’s 2017 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase

Sustainable Stormwater Infrastructure = Sustainable Growth: Perspectives on Stormwater Service Fee Programs and Credits

MEREDA Thanks Its Valued Members

Passive House Pushes [& Seals] The Envelope

Passive House Pushes [& Seals] The Envelope

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Elects Michael Lane to its Board of Directors

MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Real Estate Development 202: Housing Development Demystified— A Look Behind the Veil

The New-Old Humpty Dumpty