housing
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PublishedJuly 19, 2022
Brunswick, ‘losing its economic diversity,’ seeks to promote better balanced housing
The Brunswick Town Council voted Monday to create a new Housing Committee tasked with finding policies to ease the local housing crunch.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2022
Condos pitched in Cape Elizabeth where affordable housing proposal failed
A developer faces similar challenges in planning to build 18 condos where a 46-unit affordable housing project was scuttled by community opposition last year.
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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 29, 2022
Proposal to build 260 market-rate apartments in Augusta faces backlash from neighbors
The city's Planning Board on Tuesday delayed the proposal to allow the developer to obtain needed permits and address concerns from neighbors about the large, five-building complex off Eight Rod Road.
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PublishedJune 28, 2022
Our View: No-inspection sales highlight housing shortage
Years of a tight market have driven up prices and forced buyers into making risky choices.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Many Portland area residents would need to double their income to afford a home
A new Harvard University report illustrates the growing affordability struggle for both homebuyers and renters across the country and in Maine.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
‘Developers will flee’: Brunswick Council holds off on proposed development moratorium
The Brunswick Town Council postponed its vote on a proposed emergency housing development moratorium Tuesday after more than a dozen community members spoke out against the measure.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Maine home sales activity is slowing down, but it’s not a buyer’s market yet
May was largely a continuation of existing trends, with home sales down 12% and prices up 15% from a year ago.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Tedford housing finishes land purchase for new homeless shelter
The nonprofit hopes to begin construction on its new 64-bed shelter next year and complete work in 2024.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Rent cap comes as relief to tenants in Redbank Village
The move is designed to protect tenants at Redbank Village and other renters facing steep rent hikes because of the region's housing affordability crisis.
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