MEREDA Matters Podcasts
The Real Estate Podcast with Insider Conversations You’ll Want to Hear!
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall listening in on a conversation between Maine’s real estate industry leaders? You’re in luck – with MEREDA’s podcast, MEREDA Matters!
This is not your typical Q&A session. This is a podcast that puts you in the room with the people who are driving responsible development in Maine. It’s dynamic and we don’t know where each conversation will go, but you’re sure to learn something new each episode. MEREDA Matters gives you insider conversations that highlight the people, stories, and relationships behind the real estate and development deals in Maine.
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Episodes
AI and the Future of Real Estate, A Conversation with Steve Weikal and Caleb Johnson
What does AI actually mean for the people who build, design, and invest in the places we live and work...
A WIN for Middle Housing
A WIN for Middle Housing with Elizabeth Frazier, Partner at Pierce Atwood; Jason Howe, Equity Partner at Preti Flaherty and...
A Conversation with Dr. Chris Herbert of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and Elizabeth Frazier, Partner at Pierce Atwood
A Conversation with Dr. Chris Herbert of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and Elizabeth Frazier, Partner at Pierce Atwood...
A Conversation with Corinne Watson of Tiny Homes of Maine and Kevin Hancock of Hancock Lumber
A Conversation with Corinne Watson of Tiny Homes of Maine and Kevin Hancock of Hancock Lumber Corinne Watson, Co-Founder of...
A Conversation on Community-Based Development with Andrew Silsby of Kennebec Savings Bank and Tim Soley of East Brown Cow
A Conversation on Community-Based Development with Andrew Silsby of Kennebec Savings Bank and Tim Soley of East Brown Cow Andrew...
A Conversation on Bangor and Development with Bob Montgomery-Rice of Bangor Savings Bank and Matthew Lewis of Four Directions Development Corporation
A Conversation on Bangor and Development with Bob Montgomery-Rice of Bangor Savings Bank and Matthew Lewis of Four Directions Development...
A Conversation on ReCode Portland with Michael Barton of Reveler and Jason Howe of Preti Flaherty
A Conversation on ReCode Portland with Michael Barton of Reveler and Jason Howe of Preti Flaherty Michael Barton, Managing Director...
Innovation in Maine with Matt O’Malia of TimberHP and Ben Herzog of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center
Innovation in Maine with Matt O’Malia of TimberHP and Ben Herzog of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center Matt O’Malia,...
A Legislative Update with Elizabeth Frazier of Pierce Atwood and Jason Howe of Preti Flaherty
A Legislative Update with Elizabeth Frazier of Pierce Atwood and Jason Howe of Preti Flaherty Elizabeth (Beth) Frazier, Partner at...
A Conversation with Ryan Kanteres of Simons Architects, Paul Becker of Thornton Tomasetti, & Matt Tonello of Consigli Construction
A Conversation with Ryan Kanteres of Simons Architects, Paul Becker of Thornton Tomasetti, & Matt Tonello of Consigli Construction Ryan...
A Conversation with Greg Payne – Senior Advisor, Housing Policy, The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
A Conversation with Greg Payne – Senior Advisor, Housing Policy, The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future Greg...
A Conversation with Josh Levy of Waterstone Properties
A Conversation with Josh Levy of Waterstone Properties Josh Levy, Principal & Co-Founder of Waterstone Properties, sits down with MEREDA...
A Legislative Update with Attorney Jason Howe and Senator Matt Pouliot
A Legislative Update with Attorney Jason Howe and Senator Matt Pouliot Jason Howe, an attorney at Preti Flaherty and Co-Chair...
Developing a Dream at the Edge of the Woods
A Conversation with Chantal Harris, Director of Monson Arts and Stuart Kestenbaum from the Libra Foundation Chantal Harris, Director of...
A Conversation with Mandy Reynolds and Sean Ireland from The Grant
From The Grant, Sean Ireland, a Principal at Windward Development, and Mandy Reynolds, a real estate development consultant, sit down...
A Conversation with Shannon Richards, Incoming President of MEREDA
Incoming President of MEREDA Shannon Richards sits with current MEREDA President Craig Young and immediate past President Josh Fifield for...
A Conversation with Kevin French, Chairman, CEO, Landry / French Construction, Co.
Check out our 1st Episode featuring Kevin French, Chairman, CEO, Landry / French Construction, Co.
A Conversation with Scott Kelley and Karl Strand of Boyne Resorts
Our second episode with co-hosts Craig Young and Paul Peck, featuring guests Scott Kelley and Karl Strand of Boyne Resorts.
A Conversation with Dan Brennan of MaineHousing and Kevin Bunker of Developers Collaborative
Our third episode with co-hosts Craig Young and Paul Peck, featuring guests Dan Brennan of MaineHousing and Kevin Bunker of...
Women Developers Successfully Navigating the Development Community with Catherine Culley of Redfern Properties and Erin Cooperrider of NewHeight Group
Our fourth episode with co-hosts Shannon Richards and Craig Young, features guests Catherine Culley, Partner and Co-Founder of Redfern Properties and Erin Cooperrider, Principal...
Get Out the Vote! – Responsible Rent Control with Brit Vitalius and Jessica James
Brit Vitalius, President of Rental Housing Alliance (RHA) and Principal at Vitalius Real Estate Group, and Jessica James, Principal at Longfellow Communications, sit down...
A Conversation with Deirdre Wadsworth, President of Hardypond Construction
Deirdre Wadsworth, President of Hardypond Construction, sits down with MEREDA Vice President Shannon Richards and MEREDA President Craig Young for the sixth...
A conversation with Sonja Trauss, YIMBY Activist and Responsible Housing Advocate
Sonja Trauss, Executive Director of Yes in My Back Yard (YIMBY), sits down with MEREDA Vice President Shannon Richards and MEREDA...
A Conversation with Josh Miranda, Owner of the Miranda Restaurant Group
Josh Miranda, Owner of Miranda Restaurant Group, sits down with MEREDA Board Member Josh Soley and MEREDA President Craig Young...
New Trends in Housing Design: A Conversation with Ryan Senatore, AIA LEED AP, & Will Savage, P.E.
Will Savage, President of Acorn Engineering and Ryan Senatore, Principal of Ryan Senatore Architecture, sit down with MEREDA Vice President Shannon Richards and...
An Economic Outlook with Ken Entenmann, Chief Economist at NBT Bank
Ken Entenmann, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Office and Chief Economist at NBT Bank, sits down with MEREDA President Craig Young...
A Legislative Update on Housing with Senator Matt Pouliot and Representative Traci Gere
Maine Senator Matt Pouliot of Augusta and House Representative Traci Gere of Kennebunk sit down with MEREDA President Craig Young...
A Conversation with Tom Watson and John Laliberte of Reveler Development
Tom Watson, Founder of Reveler Development and John Laliberte, CEO of Reveler Development, sit down with MEREDA President Craig Young...
A Merger of Equals: The Growth of Maine Community Bank
A Conversation with Jeanne Hulit of Maine Community Bank and Steve deCastro of Gorham Savings Bank Jeanne Hulit, President and...
A Conversation with Mark Dion, Mayor of the City of Portland, Maine
Mayor of Portland Mark Dion sits down with MEREDA President Craig Young and MEREDA Board Member and MaineHousing’s Senior Director...
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A Thoughtful Conversation with Rebecca Hatfield, President & CEO of Avesta Housing, and Ed Gardner, Broker/Owner of Gardner Real Estate...
Housing the Unhoused and Asylum Seekers
Kevin Bunker, Principal of Developers Collaborative; Greg Payne, Senior Advisor on Housing Policy at the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation...
A Conversation with Nate Green and Chris Marshall of GreenMars
The founders of GreenMars – Nate Green, Lead Developer, and Chris Marshall, Business Manager – sit down with MEREDA President...