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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Property Tax Alert: Law Changes How Property Tax Assessors Gather and Protect Proprietary Information
Maine’s Constitution requires local assessors to determine a property’s assessed value each year on April 1. Determining the assessment of commercial or industrial taxable property however, can be very difficult. ...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference and Member Showcase is January 22!
Sponsored by TD Bank, our Forecast Conference brings together the largest gathering of commercial real estate professionals in Maine. This event attracts over 600 guests and offers a unique forum specifically geared toward...
Read ArticleAARP Maine’s Age-Friendly Community Program Seeks to Keep Maine Seniors Home
Maine has an opportunity to take bold action to help address the major challenges of Maine’s rapidly aging population and struggling economy, House Speaker Mark Eves told a recent MEREDA...
Read ArticleAARP Maine’s Age-Friendly Community Program Seeks to Keep Maine Seniors Home
by Peter Morelli, AARP Maine Maine has an opportunity to take bold action to help address the major challenges of Maine’s rapidly aging population and struggling economy, House Speaker Mark...
Read ArticleReal Estate Professionals – Planning Around the Passive Activity Loss Rules
Under the passive activity loss (PAL) rules, rental activities are generally considered passive activities with few exceptions. Consequently, many taxpayers find that the PAL rules broadly restrict the deduction of...
Read ArticleEnvironmental Issues in Business Transactions – Problems and Practical Problem Solving
MEREDA hosted its “Morning Menu” breakfast event on November 13th, with Ken Gray from Pierce Atwood and Nick Hodgkins of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Missed the breakfast?...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Membership & Marketing Committee Chair
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce that Jason Favreau of Westbrook will chair MEREDA’s Membership & Marketing Committee. Jason Favreau, CPA MST, is a...
Read ArticleOpinions of Value – and why they differ
So you ask a simple question “What’s my property worth?”. Depending on whom you ask, the answer may be given quite quickly, but also may vary quite widely! Why is...
Read ArticleHow a lease agreement can make or break your business
I was recently listening to a podcast interview with a blogger who specializes in social media. She stressed the importance of sometimes writing for a mass audience as opposed to...
Read ArticleMaine Supreme Court Upholds Conditional Rezoning: What it means for Real Estate
The Maine Supreme Court issued a decision last week that upheld the conditional rezoning of Williston-West Church in Portland. In Charles Remmel, et al. v. City of Portland, et al., the...
Read ArticlePitfalls at the Intersection of Income & Estate Tax: Planning for Real Estate
Baker Newman Noyes Tax Principal Jean McDevitt recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to present factors that must be taken into consideration for real estate owners when it comes to...
Read ArticlePitfalls at the Intersection of Income & Estate Tax: Planning for Real Estate
Baker Newman Noyes Tax Principal Jean McDevitt recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to present factors that must be taken into consideration for real estate owners when it comes to...
Read ArticleChanging the Status Quo of Investing with a Self Directed Retirement Account (SDRA)
Bachelder, along with Jean McDevitt of Baker Newman Noyes recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to co-present on ways to protect your property through estate & retirement planning. Read on to learn...
Read ArticleChanging the Status Quo of Investing with a Self Directed Retirement Account
By Laurie Bachelder, Principal, Freedom Wealth Advisors Did you know In 1974 the IRA was designed to be a self-directed retirement plan that provides tax deferred growth and was intended...
Read ArticleFired for being Canadian?!? That’s OUTRAGEOUS!
An employee, alleging he was fired for being Canadian, took his employer to the Maine Human Rights Commission to contest his dismissal. The case fell flat when the employer produced a file...
Read ArticleDesign the right time for building technology
Commercial building developers need to consider all of the factors that make a building attractive to potential tenants, and one of the most overlooked areas is the infrastructure required to...
Read ArticleMEREDA Announces Additions to its Board of Directors
Eben Adams of South Portland and Amy Booth of Cumberland have been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization...
Read ArticleDowntown vs the suburbs: How office markets need to change with the times
Office property fundamentals have steadily improved during the economic recovery. However, the office market will face some very unique challenges in the coming decade as workforce demographics affect corporate real...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s “Morning Menu” Breakfast Event: “Protecting Your Property – Hot Topics in Estate and Retirement Planning for Real Estate Investors”
Make plans to join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) for breakfast on October 28 from 7:30 - 9:00 AM at the Clarion Hotel in Portland as two...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu – Environmental Issues in Business Transactions: Practical Problem Solving, including the Maine Voluntary Response Action Program
After several decades of living with environmental liabilities, most developers and brokers understand the road map through environmental issues, and the value of an environmental site assessment. But what are...
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