Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s DevelopME Committee Co-Chairs to Participate on Board of Directors

PORTLAND, Maine – In early 2017, MEREDA announced the formation of a new committee for its enthusiastic emerging leaders. DevelopME was formed with a simple mission: "To engage membership andRead More

Maine’s economic heavyweights to gather Jan. 18 in Portland

On Thursday, January 18, 2018, more than 700 from one of Maine’s most economically powerful industries will gather in Portland.

“According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ most recent annual figures, real estate is the second most important driver of Maine’s GDP, behind only healthcare. The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) will gather next month to hone in on the health of the industry, hearing from more than two dozen industry leaders,” said Paul Peck, president of the board at MEREDA, an attorney at Drummond & Drummond, and the principal developer at LWS Development.

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Building for the Future

What are the trends now in housing to commercial to institutional and how might they change? What is going on now from "away" that should or could be done here?What if buildings improved people’s health?Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) for breakfast on December 14 from 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM at the Portland Regency Hotel for a vibrant discussion about the future of our built environment.

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event “Manufacturing in Maine”

Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) for Breakfast in Biddeford at Pepperell Mill Campus on November 30th for an interesting conversation about "Manufacturing in Maine".  We’re excited to have three expert panelists participating: Lisa G. Martin, Executive Director of the Manufacturers’ Association of Maine; Jeanne Hulit, President of Village Candle; and, Greg Hastings, Broker and Partner at NAI The Dunham Group.

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Announces Membership & Marketing Committee Vice Chair

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association is pleased to announce that Portland resident, Josh Fifield, a Senior Account Executive in the Business Insurance Department of Clark Insurance will fill the role of Vice Chair of MEREDA’s Membership & Marketing Committee.

Since joining Clark Insurance, a 100 percent employee-owned independent agency, Josh has built a reputation for understanding the complexities of real estate development to help insure large affordable housing projects, commercial developments and industrial properties, including insurance solutions for state and federal historic & LIHTC tax credits.

MEREDA’s Annual Fall Social

PORTLAND, September 25, 2017 –  Another great "meet-and-greet" opportunity, this time on Portland’s Waterfront, you are invited to the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) highly-anticipated Annual Fall Social onRead More

MEREDA’s Annual Lewiston/Auburn Networking Social

PORTLAND, August 28, 2017 –  After the summer break, make plans to join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) at Baxter Brewing Co. in Lewiston on September 28 fromRead More

Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Gown and Town Synergy: The Impact of Commercial Development in Waterville and Colby College’s Vision

Join MEREDA for breakfast on September 7th from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Clarion Hotel in Portland as Colby College’s Vice President of Planning shares insights into the impact of commercial development in Waterville, along with the College’s long-range vision.

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association Announces 2017-18 Officers

PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce its 2017-18 slate of officers, which include Bruce Jones of Creative Office Pavilion and Brian Curley of PDT ArchitectsRead More

YIMBYers extol the virtues of development

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization advocating for responsible real estate development, convened a conference last month entitled, "Yes-In-My-Backyard: Why Development is Good."

“Renewed interest in Maine’s cities and downtowns have placed pressure on communities to build in unprecedented ways. Recognizing the crippling effect of NIMBY, or ‘not in my backyard,’ ways of thinking,” said MEREDA president Paul Peck in announcing the event. “The ‘yes in my backyard,’ or ‘YIMBY,’ movement is an overt counterargument to oppositional mindsets – and is gaining traction quickly.”

Jesse Kanson-Benanav, a Boston area YIMBY pioneer keynoted the conference. He is an instrumental leader in the movement, and set the stage for a discussion about how to move development forward, with an update on the present status of pro-growth efforts and implications for the future of communities.