housing
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2018
Commentary: If we build it, they will come
Affordable or not, adding new housing tends to drive down the price. It is simply a matter of supply and demand.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2018
Southern Maine sees building boom as cities bust out permits
Portland's tight residential and commercial markets are pushing eager investors to neighboring communities, with one city approving three permits a day.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2018
August continues ‘banner year’ for Maine home sales
Sales volume was up by 6 percent and the median price increased by 7 percent from a year earlier.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2018
Another View: Did we learn enough from Lehman Bros. collapse to avoid the next meltdown?
The backlash against the resulting preventive measures shows the will required to make unpopular but needed reforms.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
Kushner Cos. amassed more than a half-million dollars in unpaid fines
Many of the hundreds of violations over the past five years took place while President Trump's son-in-law was running the family real estate company.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
Short-term rental tensions surge in Portland, and some neighbors just can’t live with it
Portland's over 700 registered units is more than it expected, sparking neighborhood opposition and talk of heightened regulations by the city.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
Maine Voices: Absent oversight, condo associations can stymie energy-efficiency goals
Unlike state agencies, the regulatory groups handle complex matters with little guidance on how to do so.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2018
Munjoy Hill conservation district to face test from developer
Tim Wells wants approval to demolish a Montreal Street house that meets the city's criteria for preservation.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
Our View: Federal housing policies make a bad situation worse
HUD secretary Ben Carson's response to a lack of housing is to triple rents for the very poorest Americans.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2018
Wells Fargo agrees to $2.1 billion fine for role in subprime mortgage crisis
The government had accused the bank of understating the risk and quality of the mortgages they sold to investors, who then lost billions when half of the borrowers defaulted.
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