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) 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...
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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 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 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’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...
Read ArticleLeveraging Public Dollars for Real Estate Deals – MEREDA Breakfast Event
Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) for breakfast on February 12th from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Portland to learn about...
Read ArticleThe Future of the Unorganized Territories: An Update on the Land Use Planning Commission – MEREDA Breakfast Event
Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Development Association (MEREDA) for breakfast on February 6th from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at Hollywood Casino Hotel, Bangor to learn about the reformed...
Read ArticleReal Estate Tip – Vacating Paper Streets; No Short Cuts for Notice
Real Estate Tip – January 4, 2013Rick Smith, Bernstein Shur, Real Estate Practice Group Developers aggregating small lots may face a frustrating question: What can be done with streets and roads...
Read ArticleBangor-Area Breakfast Seminar – The Future of the Unorganized Territories
Join us on February 6th in Bangor as MEREDA hosts a forum focusing on the reformed Land Use Planning Commission which was adopted by the Legislature earlier this year. It...
Read ArticleLeveraging Public Dollars for Real Estate Deals
Join us for breakfast on February 12th in South Portland to learn about federal, state, and local government incentive programs designed to stimulate job growth and development. Our panel of...
Read ArticleMEREDA’s 2013 Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference & Member Showcase
A new year is just around the corner. This means that the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) 2013 Real Estate Forecast Conference and Member Showcase is fast approaching! Make plans now...
Read ArticleGetting Ready to Grow or Sell Your Business? Are you wearing too many hats?
Scott Balfour, Magnusson Balfour Commercial & Business BrokersDecember 2012 As a business owner you are always thinking about producing income from your business, but are you also thinking about building...
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