MEREDA Breakfast Seminar Addresses The Impacts Of FEMA’S New Digital Coastal Flood Zone Mapping

This presentation will focus on the impact of FEMA’s new digital coastal flood zone mapping. The 100-year Flood elevations and particularly the VE-zone (high velocity wave zones within which building is restricted) have moved higher and more inland than on previous maps. Much prime coastal land may lose its development potential and flood insurance rates will greatly increase for structures in the flood zone.

MEREDA Hosts Breakfast Seminar Revisiting Appraisal Topic in Portland: “Appraising Commercial Real Estate In A Dynamic Market – Rules & Regulations”

Join us on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME as our panelists provide an overview of some of the rules and regulations of appraising commercial real estate in Maine.

MEREDA Celebrates 25 Years Of Supporting Responsible Development In Maine

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), an organization whose mission is to promote an environment for responsible development and ownership of real estate throughout the state, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding this year.

MEREDA will celebrate this milestone at a gala reception on May 13, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Ocean Gateway Terminal in Portland.  The event will focus on the association’s past accomplishments, as well as what real estate development will look like in the future.

MEREDA Hosts Members-Only Breakfast Seminar, “Recent Changes Affecting Property Ownership & Management, (Or What Every Owner And Manager Needs To Know)”

Join us on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel as our panelists present an overview of the many recent changes to laws and rules affecting property ownership and management.

MEREDA hosts Breakfast Seminar titled, “Overview of Geothermal Technologies in New England – Basic Concepts & Case Studies”

Join the MEREDA on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High Street, Portland, ME as our panelists present an overview of the application of geothermal heating and cooling on real estate development projects in New England.

MEREDA Hosts Breakfast Seminar, “Appraising Commercial Real Estate In A Dynamic Market – Rules & Regulations”

Join us on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bangor, 250 Haskell Road, Bangor ME as our panelists provide an overview of some of the rules and regulations of appraising commercial real estate in Maine.

MEREDA is Pleased to Host “Post-Construction Issues Facing Development Projects in Urbanized Areas of Maine” Breakfast Seminar

Join us on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 7:30 – 9:30 AM at the Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn Riverwatch, 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, ME as our panelists navigate through the new MS4 Stormwater Permit requirements and how they may impact development projects in regulated urban areas. Included in this discussion will be specific examples from Lewiston and Auburn regarding their respective post-construction ordinances.

MEREDA Presents Annual Recognition Awards

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) presented its annual recognition awards at the organization’s Annual Forecast Conference on January 28 in Portland.

“MEREDA depends heavily on the support of its members and volunteers, and these awards are a way for us to say thank you to some of the many people who keep this organization so strong and vital,” said Raymond Cota, MEREDA president.

Annual Forecast Conference and Member Showcase Draws Record Attendance as MEREDA Kicks Off 25th Anniversary Year

While the recovery is likely to be long and slow, speakers at the Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference sponsored by the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) generally see the economy improving in 2010.

A record 550 real estate developers, brokers, architects, bankers, attorneys, accountants and other professionals gathered at our popular annual conference in Portland on January 28 to hear economists and leading members of the commercial real estate industry give their predictions for the coming year in various market sectors.

MEREDA hosts Breakfast Seminar entitled, “Changes in Contaminated Property Regulation in Maine: Just When you Had it All Figured Out”

CONFERENCE SPONSOR: St. Germain & Associates and Perkins Thompson For the first time in over ten years, the Maine DEP is completely revising its cleanup guidelines for contaminated soil, commonlyRead More