housing shortage
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PublishedApril 15, 2025
Saco plans housing action plan listening sessions
Starting April 22, Saco residents will have the opportunity to attend listening sessions regarding housing.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2025
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.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
To improve economy, Maine must address struggling youth and high cost of living, report finds
A prolonged worker shortage is holding back the state economy, according the Maine Economic Growth Council and Maine Development Foundation.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2024
Price of typical Maine home hovering around $400,000, but more are hitting the market
The median home sale price in Maine last month was $399,250 – a 5% increase over July 2023, but a slight dip from the record high of $406,000 reported this June.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2024
Wells overwhelmingly votes to temporarily ban large housing developments
Residents voted by more than a 10-to-1 margin in favor of adopting a 180-day moratorium, which prevents new construction of large projects and limits the expansion of existing developments.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2024
New condo development aims to ease Phippsburg housing crunch
Next year, 31 condominiums near Popham Beach will enter the scene.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2024
After 2 long years, couple who lived in a van finally found a place to call home. They thought they’d be there together.
Roger and Jeanie Cannell spent years moving between a van at a highway service plaza, shelters and hotels. They finally found a place to call home. Then he got sicker.
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PublishedJune 24, 2024
Biden administration announces steps to increase housing supply as prices create crunch
The government's new investments include providing $100 million to support affordable housing financing and other measures.
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PublishedJune 16, 2024
The Maine Millennial: Immigrants have almost nothing to do with the housing crisis
We need people to come to Maine. And if they come from away – even from far away – so be it.
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PublishedJune 11, 2024
Developer proposes 7-story apartment building on Washington Avenue
The project would add over 300 apartments, including at least 80 workforce units, but requires a zoning change to allow for its height.
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