City officials dispute allegations in a lawsuit brought by Federated Cos. over the $85 million project that it wanted to build in Bayside.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Housing costs for workers out of control
For millions of American workers, affordable housing is nowhere to be found.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: A city’s plan to turnaround a neighborhood
Lewiston is taking on crushing poverty, and other Maine communities should take notice.
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle, Local & State, News
Upscale senior housing finds a home in southern Maine
Sea Coast Management’s new development near Cumberland Center is the latest example of housing that caters to affluent empty nesters.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Advocates push $80 million in public funding for low-income apartments
A measure in the State House would give developers tax incentives that could double the number of affordable housing units currently being constructed, backers say.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Real estate firm settles claim it denied housing in Manchester to families with children
Page Realty LLC and its rental agent, Ramona Venskus, will pay a total of $18,000 to settle allegations they violated the Fair Housing Act, according to federal housing officials.
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Low-income housing with waterfront views in Portland sold to investment firm
The existing 140 units at Munjoy South must remain available for low-income renters until 2042, but any new development could be market-rate.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Facebook facing housing discrimination charges from HUD
The government charges that Facebook allows advertisers to exclude people who they don’t want to see their ads.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine home sales down slightly in February
The statewide median home price increased slightly from a year earlier.
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Pair of developers betting big on Brunswick
Two local developers believe they can lure hundreds of Portland-area residents to the town’s former naval air base with the promise of affordable homes.