Housing
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PublishedJuly 19, 2017
Greg Kesich: Good old days were not always so good in Portland
People who don't like the pace of change should remember it's good that some things are gone.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2017
Evicted without cause and forced to live in shabby room, Portland woman dies alone
Margaret Peters, who was 56, couldn't find an affordable apartment in the city and ended up in a condemned building that she was desperate to leave.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2017
Frustration with infested apartment led man to unleash bedbugs at Augusta City Center
Charles Manning, who is now homeless and faces as much as a year in jail and a $2,000 fine, says the city wasn't adequately addressing his complaints about substandard housing.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2017
Portland developer shifts apartments to condos, signals upscale rentals cooling
The 25 High Street project's 63 units will be sold rather than leased, becoming the latest aborted plan to add rental housing in the city.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2017
Construction industry unable to gain traction as homebuilding falls
Spending in the U.S. was flat in May despite expectations of a rebound, and housing starts fell for the third straight month.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2017
Buying into a low-energy subdivision may be too costly for some
Visions of an energy-efficient development shift as buyers balk at the price tag.
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PublishedJune 29, 2017
Our View: Housing crunch can reward bad landlords
A recent incident in Portland shows how tenants too poor to complain are easy prey.
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PublishedJune 26, 2017
Developers have some imaginative ideas for city-owned land in Bayside
Portland officials release details of proposals by 9 of 11 developers who are bidding to redevelop about 4 acres that used to house the Public Works Department.
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PublishedJune 26, 2017
Portland’s tight housing market puts low-income renter in bind
Margaret Peters scrambled to find housing in 2015 after her landlord evicted her to make renovations. Now she's facing eviction – and poor prospects – again.
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PublishedJune 19, 2017
Maine Voices: Those who support existing zoning rules shouldn’t be called obstructionists
This is not the same as opposing projects that are permitted by current zoning regulations.
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