Residents are buying their parks and proposing rent control ordinances to fend off cost increases that have been introduced after parks have sold to capital equity firms.
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What 4 Maine mobile home residents say about park ownership
Residents of four mobile home parks share how they fought private investors — with varying degrees of success.
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Waterville building razed to make way for apartment complex
A building at 60 Front St. is the first of several to be demolished as part of Head of Falls Village.
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Affordable housing stock expected to increase in Maine, but high costs are still straining owners, renters
Rising homeownership costs and burdensome rents cloud a housing picture characterized by stable economic growth, MaineHousing says in its annual summary.
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Why the dream of a starter home in Maine is slipping out of reach
Young people can’t find or afford houses in their communities. Families can’t move out of places they’ve outgrown. The cycle is stuck. Can it be fixed?
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Maine needs more housing, fast. Two companies are turning to the assembly line.
Built in a factory, modular homes and apartments can go up quickly. Can new designs change some of the stigma?
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Maine cities, nonprofits ask lawmakers to reject proposed limit on housing assistance
Lawmakers are told that a proposal to limit General Assistance housing support would put hundreds of families at risk of eviction.
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Gov. Mills proposes 3-month limit on emergency housing assistance
The proposal in the governor’s update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state’s General Assistance program.
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What’s in the cards for Maine? Tarot reading takes a look at year ahead
Will it be a snowy winter? Will Janet Mills run for Senate? We turned to the tarot card deck for insight into Maine’s future.
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Waterville to welcome scores of apartments starting in 2025
The first 15 units in the northernmost Lockwood Mill building on Water Street will get their first tenants shortly after the new year, according to officials.