Walkability, booming local business, and housing prices all contribute to the city’s reputation as the place to be.
housing and urban development
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Why the dream of a starter home in Maine is slipping out of reach
Young people can’t find or afford houses in their communities. Families can’t move out of places they’ve outgrown. The cycle is stuck. Can it be fixed?
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
More affordable housing coming to Biddeford
Bateman Partners plans to build 60 new affordable housing units and update 32 more.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
City cuts ribbon on East Deering affordable housing redevelopment
Portland Housing Authority’s 105-unit project replaced 50 public housing units that were built on a landfill in 1971.
Posted inLocal & State, News
In fight for more housing in Maine, one barrier rises above the rest: Us
The state’s ongoing housing crisis wasn’t caused by one thing, but it has put homeownership out of reach for an entire generation and created ripple effects on the broader economy.
Posted inTimes Record
New condo development aims to ease Phippsburg housing crunch
Next year, 31 condominiums near Popham Beach will enter the scene.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
More units on the way, but experts say high costs, other trends still plague Lewiston housing market
Housing experts are calling on the city to hire staff dedicated solely to focus on the city’s housing issue.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Saco developer receives favorable ruling from court
The developer of a Lincoln Street housing project will be able to amend their case and add complaints against the Planning Board.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland planning board to look at expansion of downtown child care
The project would double the number of slots available at the popular Youth and Family Outreach child care center to 110 and build 48 affordable and 12 market-rate apartments.
Posted inNew England
Rhode Island tackles housing shortage by making it easier to add rental units on to homes
To ensure Rhode Islanders benefit from the law, it bans the ADUs from being used as short-term rentals.