housing

Published
February 12, 2023

Bill aims to further protect tenants from landlord retaliation

The legislation would protect tenants who contest rent increases because of unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, proponents say.
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 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 2, 2023

Average long-term mortgage rate falls for a fourth straight week

The drop is a sign of relative stability that could potentially open the door for some prospective homebuyers to get back in the market.
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 27, 2023

Funding awarded for affordable-housing development in Scarborough for those with physical disabilities

Over $500,000 has been awarded for an affordable housing development in Scarborough for those with physical disabilities. The project is being created by nonprofits 3iHoME and Preservation of Affordable Housing.
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.
Published
January 25, 2023

Project planned for downtown Waterville would provide more than 60 housing units

As part of the plan, buildings at the corner of Temple and Front streets, as well as a former office building at the corner of Appleton and Front, would be razed and two buildings initially constructed in their place.
Published
January 19, 2023

Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27%

New eviction filings neared levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, and the problem may become a focus of the Legislature's new session.
Published
January 18, 2023

Seeing progress, Brunswick again extends housing moratorium

Brunswick's town councilors unanimously voted to extend its housing development moratorium another six months in order to give the town's Housing Committee more time to iron out its policy recommendations.