Housing
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2019
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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PublishedJanuary 14, 2019
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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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
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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PublishedJanuary 9, 2019
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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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Job growth expected to slow in 2019, economists say
While 2018 was a year of surprising job growth, there are warning signs of a slowdown in housing to manufacturing and projected weakening in U.S. and global growth.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2019
Tiny percentage of millennials plan to buy a home in 2019
A survey finds that affordability is the biggest obstacle for their purchase.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2019
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.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2018
Nine housing projects in Maine receive federal aid
The $15.3 million in grants and loans are earmarked for affordable housing.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Maine Voices: City’s initial effort to protect character of Munjoy Hill is failing
Despite a moratorium and zoning modifications, there has been no reduction in the flow of demolitions and construction of oversized condominiums on the Hill.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2018
Maine Voices: Municipalities should work together for prosperous future
The Greater Portland Council of Governments and other groups will get results with state support.
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