2025 Fall Conference - The Housing Crisis: Can we Crack the Code?

thu23oct8:30 am12:30 pm2025 Fall Conference - The Housing Crisis: Can we Crack the Code?8:30 am - 12:30 pm Hannaford Hall - Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford Street, Portland, ME

Event Details

The MEREDA Fall Conference 2025 will take a hard look at the housing sector. Experienced leaders in the Maine real estate economy will discuss the challenges and opportunities in creating housing, including the barriers developers face, as well as state and local trends shaping the housing market. Speakers will look at the economic impact of the housing crisis at both the national and local level while two panels will discuss ways in which Maine can address local housing needs in a sustainable and impactful way. The conference will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss solutions and innovative approaches to the evolving housing landscape.

Keynote Speakers include: Dr. Christopher Herbert, Managing Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and Ken Entenmann, CFA, Chief Investment Officer & Chief economist at NBT Bank/NBT Wealth Management.

Our full lineup of panelists will be announced soon. In the meantime, mark your calendar and watch for additional details here!

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Time

October 23, 2025 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Location

Hannaford Hall - Abromson Community Education Center

88 Bedford Street, Portland, ME

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Parking

Everyone that parks on the USM Campus in the Bedford Street Garage has to use the digital parking system. You can pre-register for your parking session or do it upon arrival. Commit your license number to memory!  You’ll need it to complete your parking session.  To avoid a parking citation, you must begin your digital parking session – and pay – within 10 minutes of parking.