A report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found that a person would need to make more than $32 an hour to afford the average 2-bed apartment.
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We’re halfway through the year. How’s Maine’s housing market?
Home sales data from January through June offers clues about whether the landscape is improving for prospective buyers.
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Affordable housing projects proposed off Portland’s Forest Avenue. Neighbors are wary.
2 adjacent buildings at 41 Ashmont St. would add a combined 63 units for older adults and people exiting chronic homelessness.
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Maine met its housing goals last year, but not where it’s most needed
The state issued almost 7,500 building permits last year, exceeding its goal. Meeting it will be harder in the future.
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Congress just passed a major housing bill. Here’s how it will help Maine.
It’s the first significant housing legislation in decades and Maine officials say it’s a big deal.
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Code enforcement officers are a ‘dying breed’ in Maine. That’s a problem.
If the state wants to increase production to combat its housing crisis, communities need experts to sign off on that work, or risk costly delays.
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This metric is considered affordable housing’s magic number. It’s also flawed.
Area median income, or AMI, is used to determine who in Maine is eligible for some federal housing programs and even whether housing projects get built.
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Kittery nonprofit receiving $1M from Maine opioid settlement fund
Mainspring will use the financial boost to expand its integrated recovery support model, which includes case management, housing services and recovery support, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.
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The state wants ADUs. Cities and towns are seeing mixed results.
Maine’s many municipalities are taking different approaches to accessory dwelling units.
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Arundel finalizes language for mobile home rent stabilization proposal
Residents will decide whether to approve the ordinance, which includes various protections for mobile home owners, at the annual town meeting in June.