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The group said its members continue to face challenging times, but that it will pursue local and state public policy and networking opportunities.

Maine's top economic development official said at the MEREDA conference that federal infrastructure investment is about both physical assets and people.

The Maine Association of Realtors released its data on home sales

Morning Edition Host Irwin Gratz spoke with the president of the Maine Real Estate and Development Association, Josh Fifield, who says one area of concern for the industry is inflation.

Scheduled for Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, the conference will follow Centers for Disease Control health and safety guidelines. The conference will also be streamed online.

Sharp growth in residential sales and relative stability in the construction field during 2020 helped Maines real estate industry weather a difficult year, experts said at a Maine Real Estate & Development Association conference on Thursday. Those factors all contributed to the rise in the “MEREDA Index,” a measure of real estate activity designed to track changes in Maine’s real estate markets. The index is a composite of seasonally adjusted measures reflecting new development and tra...

The 2021 Annual MEREDA Forecast Conference & Member Showcase took on a different look this year, but with the same focus on its goals its had for the past 17 years, organizers said. The conference, which usually attracts more than 1,000 real estate and development professionals from across Maine, took to the internet Thursday, and while no final registration numbers were immediately available, with a week to go, 500 had registered. MEREDA Board President Josh Fifield acknowledged that no one w...