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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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Hosts 2013 Annual Fall Social on October 24 on Portland’s Waterfront
Sponsored by: Bangor Savings Bank, Preti Flaherty, and Mattson DevelopmentWhen: October 24, 2013 | Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Portland Downtown Waterfront, 65 Commercial St., Portland,...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s “Morning Menu” Breakfast Event: Income Tax Planning for Real Estate Development in a Time of Uncertain Tax Policy
Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) for breakfast on October 8 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at Hollywood Casino Hotel, Bangor to learn how to plan for the future and minimize income...
Read ArticleReal Estate Tip – Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act: Citizenship vs. State
Real Estate Tip – September 12, 2013Rick Smith, Bernstein Shur, Real Estate Practice Group& Member of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Trusts can be a good choice for...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) to Host Annual Lewiston/Auburn Fall Networking Social
Make Plans to Join MEREDA after the Summer Break in Auburn for its Annual L/A Fall Social!Sponsored by Androscoggin Bank, Hebert Construction, Summit Environmental Consultants, a CES, Inc. Company MEREDA’s...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) Event Series Returns Fall 2013
MEREDA is planning a number of timely events throughout the State commencing with its first breakfast event after the summer break on September 11 in Portland.September 11, 2013 Holiday Inn By...
Read ArticleHow to Resolve Easement Disputes
Real Estate Tip – August 9, 2013Rick Smith, Bernstein Shur, Real Estate Practice Group& Member of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Declarations of easements covenants and restrictions and...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects Richard Prentice to Board of Directors
Dick Prentice of Yarmouth has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects 2013 – 2014 Officers
At the June meeting of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) board of directors, the following officers were unanimously elected for the 2013 / 2014 fiscal year.President: Drew...
Read ArticleMEREDA is proud to present its first ever report on the current state of the real estate industry in Maine
Over the past year, MEREDA, in conjunction with Professor Charles Colgan and his team at the Muskie Institute, has developed the MEREDA Index, a composite index derived from several data...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects New Board Member
Portland, Maine – Jed Harris of Falmouth has been elected as board member of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners,...
Read ArticleMEREDA Hosts Conversation Around the Cutting-Edge Concept of Retrofitting and Creative Re-Use Planning at Annual Spring Conference
More than 225 professionals from the commercial real estate sector attended the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s May 22nd Annual Spring Conference featuring nationally-renowned architect Ellen Dunham-Jones, a leading...
Read ArticleMaine’s Most Notable Commercial Development Projects to be Recognized on Wednesday, 5/22
Bar Harbor, Lewiston, Portland, Kennebunk and Biddeford projects to receive awards from Maine Real Estate & Development AssociationThe Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) will recognize the six most...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s Strikes for Scholars Bowl-a-Thon a Huge Success!
On May 2nd, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) hosted its first annual “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraising Event at Bayside Bowl in Portland and raised over $10,000!...
Read ArticleThe Maine Drain: Stormwater Management Strategies and Solutions
Following on a successful and informative breakfast on the topic last year, MEREDA and the Portland Regional Chamber are teaming up with E2Tech on a stormwater forum featuring public works,...
Read ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association to Welcome National Retrofitting Expert to May 22 Conference in Portland
National expert to be joined by local panel for event entitled “The Retrofitting Movement: Repositioning Underutilized Commercial Real Estate” PORTLAND, Maine (May 3, 2013) – The Maine Real Estate &...
Read ArticleMultiple Offers Making a Comeback
Drew Sigfridson, SIOR | Designated Broker, Partner, CBRE | The Boulos CompanyApril 30, 2013 One of the best indicators of a thriving real estate market is the presence of multiple...
Read ArticleCedric Maxwell, former Boston Celtic, NBA MVP and current radio broadcaster for the Celtics, will appear at Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraising Event on May 2, 2013 !
Courtesy of our sponsor, AAA Energy, Cedric Maxwell, former Boston Celtic and NBA MVP and current radio broadcaster for the Celtics, will be going team to team for handshakes and hellos....
Read ArticleMAINE REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION BRINGS TOGETHER NATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPERTS TO ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE – THE RETROFITTING MOVEMENT: REPOSITIONING UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Maine’s communities face the daunting dual challenge of a push for energy-conscious development and planning and existing buildings and developments that are abandoned or in decline that thwart or hinder...
Read ArticleMEREDA to Award $5000 in Scholarships to Maine Students
On May 2nd, MEREDA will host the first annual “Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraising Event at Bayside Bowl in Portland. Thanks to our Bowling Teams and Sponsors, all proceeds will...
Read ArticleDirector John Gallagher of Maine State Housing Authority to Address MEREDA Members
Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) on April 25th as John Gallagher, Director of the Maine State Housing Authority shares his vision for MaineHousing and the state’s...
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