More than 1,500 are queued up, hoping to receive up to $800 a month in rent relief and a one-time payment to catch up on back rent.
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Waterville offers applications for grants, loans for affordable housing
The city on Wednesday launched an effort to help nonprofit groups improve housing stock in Waterville, support home ownership and strengthen neighborhoods by offering grants and loans totaling $475,000.
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Developer chosen to turn former Augusta police station site into affordable housing
Developers Collaborative proposal to create around 100 units of affordable housing would include a mix of senior and family housing, and may include child care.
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Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
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As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
While Americans continue to struggle under high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in the next five years.
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Two of Maine’s most rural counties need to build more housing more quickly, state says
A report published Tuesday includes targets that each county should hit to meet a statewide goal of adding 84,000 homes by 2030. But it falls short of issuing any mandates.
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Can luxury apartments actually help solve Maine’s housing crisis?
Despite pervasive ‘supply skepticism,’ the evidence suggests the answer is yes: As the number of homes grows in an area, prices tend to fall and lower-cost units get freed up. But advocates say it takes time – and there are many hurdles.
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Housing’s worst crisis in decades reverberates through 2024 race
At stake in the next two months are the votes of frustrated homebuyers and renters in battleground states.
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Democratic lawmakers, developer endorse Harris’ plans to ease affordable housing crisis
A June poll found that 15% of people surveyed identified housing and affordable housing as a top issue in Maine, ahead of the economy and the cost of living.
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New Waterville programs aimed at improving neighborhoods through home ownership, repair
The city will use $500,000 in federal funds to begin three programs recommended by the Waterville Housing Committee aimed at helping low- and moderate-income residents.