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PublishedApril 9, 2025
Bill would offer more accurate data on number of homes built in Maine
LD 1184 would help housing advocates track progress in building 84,000 new homes by 2030.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2025
Affordable housing stock expected to increase in Maine, but high costs are still straining owners, renters
Rising homeownership costs and burdensome rents cloud a housing picture characterized by stable economic growth, MaineHousing says in its annual summary.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2025
Maine needs more housing, fast. Two companies are turning to the assembly line.
Built in a factory, modular homes and apartments can go up quickly. Can new designs change some of the stigma?
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PublishedDecember 26, 2024
Waterville to welcome scores of apartments starting in 2025
The first 15 units in the northernmost Lockwood Mill building on Water Street will get their first tenants shortly after the new year, according to officials.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2024
Augusta’s warming center at capacity as soon as doors open
The Overnight Emergency Warming Center at South Parish Congregational Church has 30 beds, but it has had more than 50 guests some nights looking to get out of the cold.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2024
MaineHousing awards nearly $13 million in tax credits to affordable housing projects
The seven projects include 141 units for older adults in Bath, Portland and Windham, and 179 units for families in Portland, Biddeford and Mexico.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2024
Eviction relief program is keeping Maine families housed, but high demand depletes funding
More than 1,500 are queued up, hoping to receive up to $800 a month in rent relief and a one-time payment to catch up on back rent.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2024
Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2024
Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director
Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
New rent relief program to offer struggling Mainers up to $800 a month
The $18 million pilot initiative is meant to curb evictions. About 2,400 people and families will qualify.
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