affordable housing

Published
February 23, 2023

South Portland council exempts future development from proposed rent control

The council postponed a preliminary vote to March 7 after criticism from the attending public.
Published
February 21, 2023

Cumberland should act now on affordable housing, task force says

In addition, the town's housing authority should take on a bigger and more proactive role, the task force chairperson says.
Published
February 12, 2023

Scenes from the affordable housing crisis

Rising rents and home prices are being felt across Maine – and forcing many Mainers to make difficult, costly and life-altering compromises.
Published
February 6, 2023

Republicans’ rhetoric about spending cuts worries housing advocates

Maine's Sen. Susan Collins, who has championed housing programs in the past, says it’s premature to say what the funding level of HUD should be without seeing the president’s budget request.
Published
February 5, 2023

Bowdoinham wrestles with future housing ideas

Residents met for a second time with the Bowdoinham Community Development Initiative on Feb. 1 to discuss new potential housing, with guidance from developers and Planning Board members.
Published
February 1, 2023

Planned Scarborough housing project for disabled gets federal funding boost

3i Housing of Maine has received over $500,000 for its proposed smart-home, affordable apartment project at The Downs in Scarborough.
Published
January 31, 2023

Yarmouth moves forward on ordinance to require new affordable housing in town

An inclusionary zoning ordinance in Yarmouth will require developers to include affordable housing in their projects.
Published
January 28, 2023

Commentary: Maine’s housing crisis requires urgent action, and we’re ready to get to work

The Joint Select Committee on Housing has a three-pronged mission: helping people without homes; preserving and producing more housing, and improving land use and development processes.
Published
January 27, 2023

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.
Published
January 26, 2023

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.