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PublishedApril 21, 2024
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
Vacation rentals are a popular alternative to hotels for those seeking kitchens, lower costs and opportunities to sample everyday island life.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Financing emerges as key obstacle to 250-unit apartment project in Augusta
Meanwhile, the Civic Center Drive site where market rate apartment complex was proposed to target medical workers has been put up for sale for $6.5 million.
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PublishedApril 5, 2024
Thousands remain without electricity in central Maine as snow melts, power restoration efforts ramp up
An April snowstorm dumped more than a foot of snow and took down trees and power lines throughout the area.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Waterville City Council approves $750,000 for housing, nonprofit agencies
The money was what was left of the $1.6 million the city has received in American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Skowhegan’s Hilltop Antiques to downsize as developer plans apartments on second floor
Patric Moore is buying 48 Water St. and wants to convert the second floor into five apartments, while the current owner and occupant, Greg Salisbury of Hilltop Antiques, plans to consolidate his business to the first floor.
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PublishedApril 2, 2024
Waterville to consider earmarking $1.16 million in unused recreation money
The funding is available for other projects now that recreation fields don't need to be moved to accommodate plans for an ice arena.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
New affordable rental housing coming to Waterville and Hallowell as Maine makes strides to ease housing shortage
Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a housing summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to build more housing to ease the market and improve the workforce shortage.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Maine home sales finally increased in February, but so did prices
Demand for homes in Maine continues to outpace the supply, which is pushing prices up, experts say.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2024
Maine House supports bill that would require landlords to disclose all costs
The proposal, now headed to a Senate vote, would require landlords to provide a written disclosure of all fees and costs before tenants sign a lease.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2024
Rental inspection proposal likely dead in Augusta
A proposal from city staff to inspect rental units, aimed at addressing concerns about unsafe housing, failed last week to win the support of the City Council.
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