The development on Cleaves Street, which will be next to Yarmouth Town Hall, is the first affordable housing project to be approved in town in a decade.
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Affordable housing stock expected to increase in Maine, but high costs are still straining owners, renters
Rising homeownership costs and burdensome rents cloud a housing picture characterized by stable economic growth, MaineHousing says in its annual summary.
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Why the dream of a starter home in Maine is slipping out of reach
Young people can’t find or afford houses in their communities. Families can’t move out of places they’ve outgrown. The cycle is stuck. Can it be fixed?
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth moves forward with workforce housing project
The town entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Scittery Woods Partners to finalize site details and affordability requirements for the land next to the Falmouth police station, moving closer to a sale with the developer.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Saco could add over 200 new housing units
Three properties in Saco could be rehabilitated into housing over the next year.
Posted inKennebunk Post
Kennebunk could see workforce housing development
A new 80-unit workforce housing development on Traditional Lane off Route 1 was proposed by Spang Builders.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
How can Maine fix its housing crisis? A new report has dozens of ideas
The 83-page breakdown creates a roadmap for lawmakers on incentivizing development, collecting data and assembling a workforce to build the thousands of units the state desperately needs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine needs more housing, fast. Two companies are turning to the assembly line.
Built in a factory, modular homes and apartments can go up quickly. Can new designs change some of the stigma?
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine cities, nonprofits ask lawmakers to reject proposed limit on housing assistance
Lawmakers are told that a proposal to limit General Assistance housing support would put hundreds of families at risk of eviction.
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Gov. Mills proposes 3-month limit on emergency housing assistance
The proposal in the governor’s update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state’s General Assistance program.