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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Maine 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 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 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 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 ArticleMaine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) 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...
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 Article“Strikes for Scholars” Bowl-a-Thon Fundraising Event
Join MEREDA at Bayside Bowl in Portland on May 2, 2013 by organizing a team of bowlers, and/or participating as a sponsor. Your registration and sponsorship dollars are used to help...
Read ArticleMEREDA Welcomes Director John Gallagher of Maine State Housing Authority
As director of Maine State Housing Authority, John Gallagher has not wasted any time in ensuring that the agency’s statewide leadership role as a provider of decent, safe, and affordable...
Read ArticleMEREDA Makes Recommendations to City of Portland’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Policy
Drew Sigfridson, SIOR | Principal/Designated Broker CBRE | The Boulos Company | Brokerage Services / President of MEREDA Last fall, MEREDA provided members of the City of Portland’s Housing and Community Development...
Read ArticleMEREDA Needs Your Support – Site Law Public Hearing Wed. March 20, 2013
This session, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) asked Senator James Boyle to introduce legislation that would promote practicality in Maine’s Site Location and Development Law. This bill...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s 2013 Annual Spring Conference | The Retrofitting Movement: Repositioning Underutilized Commercial Real Estate
SAVE THE DATE! This year’s program will include Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Georgia Tech, Ellen Dunham-Jones, award-winning licensed architect and professor teaching contemporary architectural and urban design studios and theory...
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