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PublishedOctober 6, 2024
As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
While Americans continue to struggle under high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in the next five years.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
Maine People’s Alliance group takes on housing crisis in Lewiston meeting
The group gathered Thursday night involved some who are officially involved in the fight for more affordable housing. Most of them, though, were men and women who have been on the receiving end of drastic rent increases or other issues that sent them scrambling.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
What is social housing, and why does a Portland city councilor think it could help solve the housing crisis?
Portland City Councilor Kate Sykes ran with social housing at the center of her platform and has mentioned it for months around City Hall. Now she's hoping to put together a task force to try to explore getting the program off the ground.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2024
Two of Maine’s most rural counties need to build more housing more quickly, state says
A report published Tuesday includes targets that each county should hit to meet a statewide goal of adding 84,000 homes by 2030. But it falls short of issuing any mandates.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2024
Can luxury apartments actually help solve Maine’s housing crisis?
Despite pervasive 'supply skepticism,' the evidence suggests the answer is yes: As the number of homes grows in an area, prices tend to fall and lower-cost units get freed up. But advocates say it takes time – and there are many hurdles.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2024
Housing’s worst crisis in decades reverberates through 2024 race
At stake in the next two months are the votes of frustrated homebuyers and renters in battleground states.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2024
Democratic lawmakers, developer endorse Harris’ plans to ease affordable housing crisis
A June poll found that 15% of people surveyed identified housing and affordable housing as a top issue in Maine, ahead of the economy and the cost of living.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2024
Federal housing voucher program on pause in large swaths of Maine
MaineHousing, which issues one-third of vouchers in the state, and housing authorities in Portland, Westbrook and Brewer have been forced to pause Section 8 vouchers after using up their allotments.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2024
Lewiston Housing seeks senior housing at Ramada, second phase of Martel redevelopment
If approved, the projects would add another 107 units of senior housing in the city.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2024
In fight for more housing in Maine, one barrier rises above the rest: Us
The state's ongoing housing crisis wasn't caused by one thing, but it has put homeownership out of reach for an entire generation and created ripple effects on the broader economy.
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