PORTLAND — The Maine Real Estate and Development Association will host its annual Real Estate Forecast Conference and the sixth annual Member Showcase from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland.

The conference has been approved for 4.00 Broker and 4.00 Legal Continuing Education credits. The event offers a unique forum specifically geared toward developers, brokers, architects, bankers, attorneys, accountants and other professionals who are part of Maine’s real estate industry.

MEREDA has assembled some of Maine’s most respected real estate leaders to provide the annual economic overview and outlook on Maine’s economy, along with the popular market overview by property type, focusing on both commercial and residential forecasts. Attendees will gain valuable insights on the state of the economy and what lies ahead in the coming months for the real estate industry.

This year’s conference features a welcome address by Gov. John Baldacci, a Maine economic forecast by Laurie Lachance, president of the Maine Development Foundation and former state economist, and Charles S. Colgan, professor of public policy at the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine.

Supplementing the conference will be MEREDA’s sixth annual Member Showcase. Featuring 60 exhibitors, the showcase sells out every year and is an opportunity for nembers to network and to market their products and services.

To register, or for more information, contact Shelly R. Clark at the MEREDA office at 874- 0801; e-mail at: [email protected]; or register online at: www.mereda.org.