Building a Relationship with AI: Start Small, Think Big
By Stephanie Brock – VP + GM Red Thread Maine Over the past year, the buzz around AI has moved from a whisper to a roar. In real estate, design,...
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MEREDA Matters is Back for Season 3
This dynamic podcast puts you in the room with Maine’s real estate industry leaders, featuring insider conversations delivering fresh insights from the voices driving responsible development in Maine. We’re excited...
Read ArticleTop 3 Workplace Design Insights for 2025
By Jeana Stewart NCIDQ, LEED AP, WELL APPrincipal | Director of Workplace Practice, SMRT Architects and Engineers I had a great time participating in a dynamic discussion with real estate...
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MEREDA Elects Officers & Recognizes Retiring Board Members
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association Board of Directors elected its 2025 / 2026 slate of officers which include President Shannon Richards of Hay Runner, Vice President Jennifer Small of Malone Commercial Brokers,...
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Sustainable 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
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 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 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...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Pepperell Mill Campus
In the fifth of a 6-part series exclusive to the Maine Maine Real Estate Insider, we’ll provide an up-close look at the most notable commercial development projects of the past...
Read ArticleOSHA Provides Final Rule on Silicia – Major Changes Likely Ahead for the Construction Industry
On March 24, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its final rule on crystalline silica. As many know, everyone has been waiting for this OSHA final rule on...
Read ArticleMEREDA Hosts Annual Fall Networking Social on Portland’s Waterfront
Another great "meet-and-greet" opportunity, this time on Portland's Waterfront, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) hosts its highly-anticipated Annual Fall Social on October 20th! MEREDA's networking events attract...
Read ArticleHow Technology is Disrupting Real Estate
Commercial real estate has historically relied upon in-person interaction to get things done, but an influx of new technology is transforming the space. Now, transactions, updates, searching and more can...
Read ArticleThe Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on The Mill at Dover-Foxcroft
In the fourth of a 6-part series exclusive to the Maine Maine Real Estate Insider, we’ll provide an up-close look at the most notable commercial development projects of the past...
Read ArticleMorning Menu Breakfast Event – Complete Streets: Can We Drive, Walk, and Bike in Harmony?
Narrowed vehicle lanes, “Share the Road” signage, multi-use paths, traffic calming, flashing pedestrian crossings – have you heard these terms and wonder what it means here in Maine and the...
Read ArticleThe Art of the Donald | Presidential primary politics as a real estate development deal?
Like most of you, I suspect, I have just been shaking my head at what has been going on this Presidential Primary season. As the group Three Dog Night sang...
Read ArticleThe Art of the Donald | Presidential primary politics as a real estate development deal?
by George Casey, CEO of Stockbridge Associates, LLC Like most of you, I suspect, I have just been shaking my head at what has been going on this Presidential Primary...
Read ArticleHow the New Overtime Regulations Will Affect the Real Estate Industry
By now, you’ve likely heard about the Department of Labor’s changes to the federal overtime regulations that will take effect on December 1, 2016. The new rule applies to exempt...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Annual Lewiston/Auburn Fall Networking Social
After the summer break, make plans to join MEREDA at Baxter Brewing Co. in Lewiston on September 22 from 5-7 pm for its Annual L/A Fall Social. Located in the...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Year in Review 2015 -2016
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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