MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Lowering Housing Barriers with Legislative Wins
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Buffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 am Program: 9:00-10:00 am In-Person – Pre-registration is required. About the Event: Efforts in Augusta have been focused on implementing policies to address the
Event Details
Buffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 am
Program: 9:00-10:00 am
In-Person – Pre-registration is required.
About the Event: Efforts in Augusta have been focused on implementing policies to address the statewide housing shortage. In many cases, these efforts have included freeing up land use regulations.
Join MEREDA on November 20th for an overview of recently enacted policies to lower barriers to housing creation, including MEREDA’s success in enacting its permitting predictability legislation.
Our presenters include Elizabeth Frazier, Partner at Pierce Atwood, Jason Howe, Partner at PretiFlaherty, and Paul Peck, Associate at Drummond & Drummond and Founder of LWS Development.
Refund Policy: Your RSVP is requested by November 13. Payment is expected at the time of registration. No refunds will be granted to anyone who registers, but fails to attend or who cancels after November 13. Prices increase by $10 after November 13.
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Time
November 20, 2024 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location
McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center
35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME
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. To avoid a parking citation, you must begin your digital parking session – and pay – within 10 minutes of parking. You can also pre-schedule your session. Click Here to Download the Event Parking Instructions.
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April 9, 2025 – 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch: 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Program: 12:00-1:00 pm Location: McGoldrick Career
Event Details
April 9, 2025 – 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch: 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Program: 12:00-1:00 pm
Location:
McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center
35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME
About the Event:
What is title insurance and why is it important in a real estate transaction? Join us on April 9th to learn the basic nuts and bolts of what title insurance is, why it’s important, what a title insurance policy insures and does not insure, how title insurance fits into both residential and commercial real estate development, what kind of issues it can resolve, and some common misconceptions about title insurance.
This program is designed to inform and educate real estate professionals in Maine on the basics of title insurance and what it involves. Attendees will learn about the different types of policies and coverages available in real estate development, common myths, various title defects that can delay development, and how title insurance can help owners and developers avoid costly resolutions.
Meet our Presenters:
Forrest Peterson, is an Assistant Vice President at Old Republic National Title Insurance Company.
Melanie Dorn, is an Associate at Perkins Thompson, in the firm’s Real Estate and Government Services Practice Groups, where she assists clients in real estate transactions and in zoning and permitting matters across Maine.
Refund Policy: Your RSVP is requested by April 2. Payment is expected at the time of registration. No refunds will be granted to anyone who registers, but fails to attend, or who cancels after April 2.
Prices increase by $10 after April 2.
Thank you to our Event Sponsor:
Time
April 9, 2025 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location
McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center
35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME
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. To avoid a parking citation, you must begin your digital parking session – and pay – within 10 minutes of parking. You can also pre-schedule your session.
Parking Instructions (PDF)
Maine Real Estate Development Association
6 City Center 3rd Floor
Portland, ME 04101
info@mereda.org