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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
General Assistance programs brace for impact from early end to federal emergency rental aid
MaineHousing says it is unclear how much money is needed to close out the program and when those funds will officially run out.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Even before winter’s arrival, Mainers are relying on heating assistance
The cost of heating oil is far more expensive than last season, but the Maine State Housing Authority has less money than it did last winter and more families to assist.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
Proposal for housing on Augusta’s Western Avenue approved, awarded 30-year tax break
Developer of Stevens Commons in Hallowell plans to build a 38-unit apartment building at 99 Western Ave. in Augusta.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
Affordable housing, shelter space coming to Farmington through federal funds
Western Maine Community Action was awarded nearly $7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to convert two properties to affordable housing and emergency shelter for housing-insecure people.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Market forces make affordable housing a tricky sell in Brunswick area
Local housing experts say financing for affordable housing developments is more complicated to put together than market-rate projects, which contributes to a shortage of cheap housing in the Midcoast.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2022
Interest rate hikes hinder Midcoast homebuyers
Rising interest rates have made it more difficult for prospective new homebuyers to compete in a hot housing market, according to local realtors.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Workforce housing proposed for Western Avenue in Augusta
The developer of the Stevens Commons site in Hallowell is hoping to build more than three dozen studio and one-bedroom apartments at 99 Western Ave. for people making up to 60% of the area's average income.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Nearly half of all Maine tenants cannot afford rent, new study says
A Harvard University report indicates that Maine's renters are struggling – something that those in the affordable housing arena know all too well.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program identifies more than $1.3 million in fraudulent requests for rental assistance
Agency that provides social services to residents of Kennebec and Somerset counties has received the most fraudulent applications for federal rental assistance in Maine this year.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Agency safeguards catch roughly $6.4 million in fraudulent emergency rental relief claims
Only a fraction of an estimated $6.4 million in fraudulent claims received funding, according to an audit.
MaineHousing
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