Rising rents and home prices are being felt across Maine – and forcing many Mainers to make difficult, costly and life-altering compromises.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston, Auburn’s ‘booming’ housing market takes center stage at annual real estate conference
One broker predicted that the growth in the residential market will usher in new office, retail and industrial development.
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Pending sale of 25-unit Topsham apartment complex would weaken affordability restrictions
Twenty-five apartments in Topsham could soon lose some of their affordability requirements, vexing affordable housing advocates who say the government should do more to keep those restrictions in place.
Posted inMaine, News
State lawmaker calls for $200 million investment in affordable housing
Rep. Rebecca Millett’s bill is one of many that will be considered by a new Joint Select Committee on Housing, created by the Legislature this session.
Posted inMaine
Southern Maine residents say they’re being priced out of once-affordable city
A Biddeford task force has spent the last year looking at strategies to preserve and create affordable housing as revitalization makes the city a more desirable place to live.
Posted inMaine
Residents frustrated by smoking in HUD-funded housing say they ‘can’t afford anywhere else’
Residents at the Edgewood Apartments in Kennebunk say cigarette and marijuana smoke inside their building is exacerbating their health problems.
Posted inMaine
Homeless in Maine: Struggling to survive even with a paying job
Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it’s a misconception that they don’t want to work or try to help themselves.
Posted inNation / World, News
Biden aims to cut homelessness 25% by 2025
The 100-plus-page plan, which officials said includes input from communities around the country and feedback from hundreds of unhoused people, comes as homelessness in the nation reaches crisis levels.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
‘Our courtrooms aren’t big enough’: Tenants take the last, desperate step to avoid eviction
Mainers increasingly risk losing their housing at a time when shelters are strained and experts say nearly half the state’s tenants are paying too much for rent.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Big issues await legislators in new session, starting with heating Mainers’ homes
When it begins work this week, the 131st Legislature will dig into its first big test: a bipartisan deal on energy relief.