121 units of additional housing will be available within 60 days and more is coming.
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Will Maine need roughly 84,000 more housing units by 2030? | Fact brief
The oft-cited statistic comes from a study conducted on behalf of the Maine State Housing Authority in 2023.
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MaineHousing announces more than 300 affordable apartments for older adults, families
The agency has now financed more than 1,000 units in the last 12 months.
Posted inMaine, News, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Group buys 20 acres in Carrabassett Valley for $10 for workforce housing
Western Maine Mountain Housing hopes to build 40-plus units near Sugarloaf Mountain to help with the shortage of affordable housing.
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Maine home prices shoot back up after months of decreases
Maine homebuyers paid a median of $426,000 last month, a new record.
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Maine restaurant owners blame staffing challenges on housing shortage
Business owners say they can’t afford to pay workers the high wages necessary to keep up with rising housing prices, and even when they can, there’s nowhere for employees to live.
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Bath Iron Works begins construction of workforce housing
General Dynamics’ partnership with Portland-based Developers Collaborative will bring apartments geared toward Bath Iron Works employees.
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Wiscasset loses ARPA funding after data center proposal, confusion
The town’s plan to build affordable housing got muddled when a developer expressed interest in building an AI data center at the same site.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Twelve new lots for sale on Sunday River’s Merrill Hill
As residential development continues, the ski resort’s president says ‘We try to do things responsibly.’
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Maine is building homes faster, but they are emptier
Often-overlooked numbers show how fewer people are living together, inadvertently contributing to Maine’s housing crisis.