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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The Business Case for Energy Efficiency
You know that reducing energy costs are good for your bottom line. Do you know just how good? According to ENERGY STAR, most organizations can achieve annual energy savings of...
Read Article52 Scatter – the Maine Legislature shuffles the deck
Remember the childhood card "trick" when you were asked if you want to play 52 scatter? Upon agreeing, your friend took the full deck of cards and fanned them into...
Read ArticleResidential Rentals are a Product – Know Your Market and Respond
Residential rental investments provide a unique opportunity to quickly respond to changing market demands. In investment real estate, rental spaces are the products and tenants are the customers. Let’s separate...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – “Reversing the Tide” A discussion on the new FEMA flood maps
Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) for breakfast on September 9th from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress Street in Portland for a...
Read ArticleFree Address Workplace – A New Trend in Designing Office Space
There is a new concept quickly gaining traction here in the US that is shaping the way companies are designing office space. With many offices becoming vacant or under-utilized much...
Read ArticleHow Maine is Re-engaging Downtowns and Old Buildings
Who benefits from Maine's Historic Tax Credit? The answer is we all do. Here's why. Maine's Historic Tax Credit was enacted in 2008 and was extended by the legislature for...
Read ArticleThink Twice Before Signing Citizens Initiative Petition
It seems innocent enough to sign a petition to allow a group to try to create a law through a citizen initiative. After all, the signature simply gives petition supporters...
Read ArticleAn Introduction to Property Tax Abatements in Maine
The Maine real estate market is improving. Property owners are not the only ones pleased to see real estate values recover from the damage of the Great Recession. Municipalities across...
Read ArticleDrew Sigfridson Passes MEREDA’s Presidential Baton After a Busy Two-Year Term
As MEREDA closes out another successful year, Drew Sigfridson of CBRE | The Boulos Company is stepping down as president, and I am looking forward to stepping up. On behalf...
Read ArticleNew Hyatt Place adds energy, jobs, and innovations to Old Port
The new Hyatt Place hotel, the first for the brand in Maine, developed by East Brown Cow in Portland’s Old Port is a study in long-range vision. Company President Tim...
Read ArticleHow Might New Maine Legislation Impact Your Business
Now that the second regular session of Maine’s 126th Legislature has concluded, we wanted to call your attention to some of the upcoming legal changes that could affect the business...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Romancing the Stone: What the natural gas shale plays could mean to Maine
“Romancing the Stone: What the natural gas shale plays could mean for Maine” provides a primer on the natural gas industry, where natural gas has traditionally been sourced in the...
Read ArticleNeed for statewide economic development plan explored at Maine business forum
MEREDA’s annual Spring Conference, attracted more than 300 from the real estate, business and government sectors to discuss the topic of "50th to 1st: Ingredients of a Successful Economic Development...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) to Host Annual Bangor-Area Summer Networking Social
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) returns to Bangor to host its 4th Annual Networking Social Event on June 26, 2014 at the new Cross Insurance Center! MEREDA’s...
Read ArticleMEREDA convenes business leaders, government officials to discuss Maine’s ranking as least business friendly state
Over 300 gathered to catapult Maine from last to first on Forbes’ “Best States to Do Business” list PORTLAND, Maine (5/20/14) – In a first-ever forum for the state, on...
Read ArticleReal Estate Development 101: Plan Your Work – Work Your Plan
A panel of experts gathered to chat about the development process from many different angles: architect, economic development and banker. The event, which MEREDA hosted in Auburn on April 15th,...
Read ArticleNew “Jewel” Hotel in a Platinum Setting Honors the Past while Building for the Future
JB Brown leads effort to blend six-story hotel/condo complex into Portland's historic waterfront. J.B. Brown & Sons, a 176-year-old Portland development company, is adding another landmark-quality development to Portland’s historic...
Read ArticleAwards on Tap for Maine’s Best Commercial Development Projects
Augusta, Bangor, Brunswick, Portland, Sanford and Westbrook projects to receive awards from Maine Real Estate & Development Association on May 20th PORTLAND, Maine (May 13, 2014) – As the new...
Read Article450 jobs and 600,00 SF: A Redevelopment Update from MRRA
BRUNSWICK LANDING, Maine – As the master redeveloper of the former Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB), the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) oversees one of the largest, most exciting and...
Read ArticleImplementing Integrated Work
There are many drivers of change in today’s organization. The use of technology has enabled employees to become highly mobile, allowing work to occur in a wide range of spaces...
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