The city took over the national lead in 2016.
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Real estate development was strong, but not crazy, in 2018
Most sectors had more moderate growth than in the previous two years.
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The unlikely tenants of a studio apartment in Silicon Valley: Two cats
The inseparable pair are living there for $1,500 a month, a good deal in the Bay Area’s super-tight housing market.
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Insiders say Maine’s real estate market will likely cool in 2019
Rising interest rates, high construction costs and economic uncertainty are all cited as contributing factors.
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Mills releases bonds for senior housing that LePage blocked for 3 years
The $15 million package would create an estimated 200 new affordable housing units, with $500,000 earmarked for home repairs for low-income seniors.
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Portland looks to make workforce housing more affordable
But the demand for the three units put on the market has been so weak that the city is adjusting the program.
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Registration is slow under South Portland’s new short-term rental rules
Only one property was registered, inspected and licensed in the first two weeks – a single-family waterfront home near Willard Beach offering hosted stays overlooking Casco Bay.
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Maine home-buying compromised as federal shutdown enters Day 21
Closures of government agencies are starting to affect the part of the housing market that depends on federally backed loans, making buyers, sellers, renters and brokers wary.
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Mills to authorize sale of long-stalled senior housing bonds
Approved by 69 percent of voters three years ago, the $15 million in bonds to help finance construction of affordable senior housing units had been held up by Gov. Paul LePage.
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Rwandan woman finds home in Maine with loan for asylum seekers
A new program offers zero-interest loans to asylum seekers who need security deposits to get homes of their own.