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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

October 15, 2025

November 18, 2025 – 8:30 – 10:00 amBuffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 amProgram: 9:00-10:00 am Location: McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME About the Event:Please join MEREDA for a...

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MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social is Back!

October 15, 2025

November 6, 2025 – 5:00 – 7:00 pm Location: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Portland Waterfront65 Commercial Street, Portland, ME About the Event: MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social returns on November 6! Mark...

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Notable Project Receipient Stacy M. Symbol Apartments

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

October 14, 2025

MEREDA Recognizes its 2024 Notable Project Award Recipients – Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate...

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Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

October 7, 2025

Colliers Portland’s downtown office market recorded a vacancy rate of 12.6% in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 2.3 percentage point increase year-over-year. The market posted negative absorption of...

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Visit MEREDA’s Booth at the Mainebiz Momentum Convention and GrowSmart Maine Summit

October 1, 2012

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is excited to be exhibiting at two upcoming events in October. Be sure to swing by and say hello!October 18, 2012 – Stop by...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Hosts 2012 Annual Fall Social on October 25th on Portland’s Waterfront

September 26, 2012

Sponsored by: Bangor Savings Bank, Preti Flaherty, and Mattson DevelopmentWhen: October 25, 2012 | Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Portland Downtown Waterfront, 65 Commercial St., Portland,...

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Tomatoes & Vodka, Anyone?

September 25, 2012

Maine’s Agricultural Revolution and its Impact on Real Estate Development How is it possible to grow tomatoes year-round on 42 acres in Madison, Maine? What do potato farms and vodka...

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Valuation Revisited – What are those multiples again?

August 29, 2012

Scott Balfour, Magnusson Balfour Commercial & Business BrokersAugust 29, 2012 What are those multiples again? One of the most asked questions I get is in regard to valuation. I try to keep the...

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Maximize your Commercial Building’s Value By Doing your Energy Due Diligence

August 24, 2012

Join MEREDA at its first breakfast event after the summer hiatus on September 13, 2012 at the Clarion Hotel in Portland to learn how you can maximize the value of...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) Fall Event Series Returns on 9/13

August 21, 2012

MEREDA is planning a number of timely events throughout the State commencing with its first breakfast event after the summer break on September 13th in Portland.September 13, 2012 Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress...

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Make Your Brownfield Green: Access Federal $ for Assessments

August 13, 2012

Rick Smith, Bernstein Shur, Real Estate Practice Group Real Estate Tip – August 9, 2012 Sites near public transportation, shops and services are often located in environmentally challenged areas called brownfields. You...

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The Return of the Owner / User

August 6, 2012

Justin Lamontagne, NAI | The Dunham Group New England Real Estate Journal – August 3, 2012 The summer blockbuster movie season is upon us. I can just imagine the tagline in the...

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Property managers are a smart investment

July 23, 2012

Member Article Submitted by Justin Lamontagne, NAI | The Dunham Group Mainebiz – July 23, 2012I will never forget the day a rather colorful professor of mine at Boston University...

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Commercial Real Estate Broker Succeeds Thomas N. Lea as president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA)

July 10, 2012

Portland, Maine – Drew Sigfridson SIOR, Principal/Designated Broker of CBRE | The Boulos Company of Portland is the new president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects Bev Uhlenhake to Board of Directors

June 28, 2012

Bev Uhlenhake of Epstein Commercial Real Estate in Bangor has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects 2012 – 2013 Officers

June 28, 2012

At the June 27th meeting of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) board of directors, the following officers were unanimously elected for the 2012 / 2013 fiscal year.President:...

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An open attitude between developers and municipal officials generally leads to satisfactory results

June 3, 2012

Member Article Submitted by Justin Lamontagne, NAI | The Dunham GroupMainebiz – May 28, 2012 “They are impossible to deal with.” It has been said about every town and city...

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TO BUILD OR TO BUY?

June 1, 2012

Member Article Submitted by Drew Sigfridson, SIORPrincipal, Designated Broker, CBRE | The Boulos CompanyMay 2012 To build or to buy? That is the question. And it’s a tough one. When...

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MAINE REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO HOST 2ND ANNUAL BANGOR-AREA NETWORKING EVENT

May 29, 2012

MEREDA returns to Bangor to host its 2nd Annual Networking Social Event on June 21, 2012. MEREDA’s networking events attract key players in Maine’s real estate industry making this an...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects Bruce Jones to Board of Directors

May 29, 2012

Bruce Jones 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...

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MEREDA Creates New Award Category to Celebrate Real Estate Development in Maine

May 24, 2012

PORTLAND, Maine– Tom Lea, president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization for commercial real estate professionals, has announced the 2012 winners of awards...

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“New Urbanism” Explained – MEREDA Spring Conference Keynote Speaker, Chris Leinberger, on Maine Calling on MPBN

May 15, 2012

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“New Urbanism” Explained – MEREDA Spring Conference Keynote Speaker, Chris Leinberger, on Maine Calling on MPBN

May 15, 2012

Today on Maine Calling on MPBN, guests provided a preview of MEREDA’s Spring Conference, ‘New Urbanism: Creative Models for Innovation and Economic Growth’, and spoke about what future towns and cities throughout Maine and...

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The Future of Urban Centers in Maine and the U.S.

May 14, 2012

Tune in to Maine Calling on MPBN on Tuesday, May 15 at 12:15 pm for a preview of MEREDA’s Spring Conference.What might future towns and cities throughout Maine and across the country...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Deconstructing Portland’s Site Plan Process

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Stacy M. Symbol Apartments (Westbrook)

Downtown Portland, ME, Office Market Q2 2025: Vacancy Rises Amidst Strategic Repositioning

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Visit MEREDA’s Booth at the Mainebiz Momentum Convention and GrowSmart Maine Summit

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Hosts 2012 Annual Fall Social on October 25th on Portland’s Waterfront

Tomatoes & Vodka, Anyone?

Valuation Revisited – What are those multiples again?

Maximize your Commercial Building’s Value By Doing your Energy Due Diligence

Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) Fall Event Series Returns on 9/13

Make Your Brownfield Green: Access Federal $ for Assessments

The Return of the Owner / User

Property managers are a smart investment

Commercial Real Estate Broker Succeeds Thomas N. Lea as president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA)

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects Bev Uhlenhake to Board of Directors

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects 2012 – 2013 Officers

An open attitude between developers and municipal officials generally leads to satisfactory results

TO BUILD OR TO BUY?

MAINE REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO HOST 2ND ANNUAL BANGOR-AREA NETWORKING EVENT

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Elects Bruce Jones to Board of Directors

MEREDA Creates New Award Category to Celebrate Real Estate Development in Maine

“New Urbanism” Explained – MEREDA Spring Conference Keynote Speaker, Chris Leinberger, on Maine Calling on MPBN

“New Urbanism” Explained – MEREDA Spring Conference Keynote Speaker, Chris Leinberger, on Maine Calling on MPBN

The Future of Urban Centers in Maine and the U.S.