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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Portland housing committee to ask for 6-month moratorium on some short-term rentals
Members decide to ask the City Council to temporarily stop registering new non-owner-occupied units until councilors can come up with tighter regulations on Airbnb-style accommodations.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2018
Zoning change approved, paving way for 250 new apartments in Augusta
The city is expected to change the allowance for development on the parcel off Civic Center Drive, which is being eyed for housing aimed at medical workers.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2018
Portland’s first price-restricted housing unit a tough sell
Some fear a city rule restricting future sales prices in an otherwise booming market may be deterring interest.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2018
Southern Maine sees building boom as cities bust out permits
Portland's tight residential and commercial markets are pushing eager investors to neighboring communities, with one city approving three permits a day.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2018
August continues ‘banner year’ for Maine home sales
Sales volume was up by 6 percent and the median price increased by 7 percent from a year earlier.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
Kushner Cos. amassed more than a half-million dollars in unpaid fines
Many of the hundreds of violations over the past five years took place while President Trump's son-in-law was running the family real estate company.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
Short-term rental tensions surge in Portland, and some neighbors just can’t live with it
Portland's over 700 registered units is more than it expected, sparking neighborhood opposition and talk of heightened regulations by the city.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
Maine Voices: Absent oversight, condo associations can stymie energy-efficiency goals
Unlike state agencies, the regulatory groups handle complex matters with little guidance on how to do so.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2018
Munjoy Hill conservation district to face test from developer
Tim Wells wants approval to demolish a Montreal Street house that meets the city's criteria for preservation.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2018
Wells Fargo agrees to $2.1 billion fine for role in subprime mortgage crisis
The government had accused the bank of understating the risk and quality of the mortgages they sold to investors, who then lost billions when half of the borrowers defaulted.
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