Rep. Benjamin Collings, D-Portland, hopes it would lead to new policies requiring more housing assistance and resources.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republicans’ rhetoric about spending cuts worries housing advocates
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins, who has championed housing programs in the past, says it’s premature to say what the funding level of HUD should be without seeing the president’s budget request.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s housing crisis requires urgent action, and we’re ready to get to work
The Joint Select Committee on Housing has a three-pronged mission: helping people without homes; preserving and producing more housing, and improving land use and development processes.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Affordable housing complex for older adults in Augusta to begin leasing in February
As construction on Senior Living at the Marketplace wraps up, leasing is expected to start for the affordable units targeted at those 55 or older.
Posted inLocal & State, News
State lawmaker calls for $200 million investment in affordable housing
Rep. Rebecca Millett’s bill is one of many that will be considered by a new Joint Select Committee on Housing, created by the Legislature this session.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Homeless in Maine: Struggling to survive even with a paying job
Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it’s a misconception that they don’t want to work or try to help themselves.
Posted inOpinion
The Maine Millennial: Conservatism isn’t coming for my generation
Is it any wonder millennials have embraced more left-wing policies of wealth redistribution?