A pilot program launched in 2024 helped more than 1,280 households avoid eviction.
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Portland Housing Authority development would add 173 units in East Bayside
The affordable housing agency is razing four buildings to make way for the three-phase project.
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Maine lawmakers advance bill to encourage more ADUs, greater housing density
The measure still needs two-thirds approval in the House and Senate because it was drafted as emergency legislation that would take effect immediately.
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Buying, owning or even renting a home in Maine is tough. We want to hear your horror stories.
Press Herald housing reporter Hannah LaClaire is looking to speak with homeowners about their experiences.
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Have you built or rented an ADU? Are you considering it? Tell us about it.
Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are being pushed as an affordable option to help build up the state’s low housing inventory.
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Biddeford affordable housing complex to be completed in April
Adams Point will offer affordable, family-sized apartments in a walkable location.
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Brunswick mobile home study reveals residents’ sticker shock
The study found that residents at all three of the mobile home parks surveyed faced affordability challenges, with those at Bay Bridge Estates reporting some of the most severe financial stress.
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Gorham to require a permit for leaving a home vacant
The Town Council OK’d an ordinance requiring yearly permits to leave houses unoccupied, intended to prevent ‘significant and costly problems for the town.’
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Brunswick criticizes new housing law, calls on state to help
In a resolution passed Tuesday, Brunswick joined other towns in calling for changes to a new state law that takes away some local control over development.
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Hundreds of Maine schools are in disrepair. Many could become housing.
A proposed bill would establish a program to help towns turn vacant schools into apartments, but the legislation’s $5 million price tag could hinder efforts.