housing
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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