Town officials have hired a consultant and are holding public meetings on a downtown transformation plan that would add more housing and local businesses.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. rent inflation hits new high, led by Miami with 39% rate
Single-family rental prices jumped 12.6% from a year earlier, according to the latest CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Legislative panel approves scaled-back affordable housing bill
Housing reformers and home-rule defenders struggled to find middle ground on Maine’s affordability crisis.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: A good house is hard to find
The Maine real estate market is rough for anyone without a big income.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta cracks down on neglected, dangerous buildings
Many of the problematic properties are owned by absentee owners, including large banks or limited liability companies that make it difficult for city officials to determine who or what owns certain buildings.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine home listings pricey and scarce, with mortgage rate hikes on the way
Home prices in the state continued to rise in the first month of the year, while the number of available homes for sale continued to fall.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Family looks to develop 36 townhouse-style apartments off College Avenue in Waterville
Development proposed by Arcon Realty would require razing the building that for many years housed the John Martin’s Manor restaurant.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Put an end to wrongful evictions of older Americans
My mom’s experience shows that state and federal laws requiring 30 days’ notice of nursing home discharges have been allowed to atrophy into irrelevance.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Market for single-family homes may slow in Maine, but interest in multi-units is growing
Industry leaders made their predictions for 2022 at the Maine Real Estate and Development Association’s annual real estate forecast conference Thursday.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Thankful for the hospital
One might think a hospital is a dangerous place to be during the pandemic, but it actually is one of the safest, Amy Calder writes.