December 23, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
Under the passive activity loss (PAL) rules, rental activities are generally considered passive activities with few exceptions. Consequently, many taxpayers find that the PAL rules broadly restrict the deduction ofRead More
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December 16, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
MEREDA hosted its “Morning Menu” breakfast event on November 13th, with Ken Gray from Pierce Atwood and Nick Hodgkins of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Missed the breakfast?Read More
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December 9, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
So you ask a simple question “What’s my property worth?”. Depending on whom you ask, the answer may be given quite quickly, but also may vary quite widely! Why isRead More
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December 2, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
I was recently listening to a podcast interview with a blogger who specializes in social media. She stressed the importance of sometimes writing for a mass audience as opposed toRead More
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November 25, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
The Maine Supreme Court issued a decision last week that upheld the conditional rezoning of Williston-West Church in Portland. In Charles Remmel, et al. v. City of Portland, et al., theRead More
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November 18, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
Baker Newman Noyes Tax Principal Jean McDevitt recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to present factors that must be taken into consideration for real estate owners when it comes toRead More
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November 11, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
Bachelder, along with Jean McDevitt of Baker Newman Noyes recently joined MEREDA members for breakfast to co-present on ways to protect your property through estate & retirement planning. Read on to learnRead More
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November 4, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
An employee, alleging he was fired for being Canadian, took his employer to the Maine Human Rights Commission to contest his dismissal. The case fell flat when the employer produced a fileRead More
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October 28, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
Commercial building developers need to consider all of the factors that make a building attractive to potential tenants, and one of the most overlooked areas is the infrastructure required toRead More
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October 21, 2014
Maine Real Estate Insider
Office property fundamentals have steadily improved during the economic recovery. However, the office market will face some very unique challenges in the coming decade as workforce demographics affect corporate realRead More
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