For millions of American workers, affordable housing is nowhere to be found.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
A return to days of old: Developers pitch boardinghouses as affordable housing
Confronting a shortage of low-rent apartments and expensive construction, Portland developers embrace a time-tested housing option.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Housing is a transportation issue (and vice versa)
A lack of affordable housing where the jobs are is stifling growth and overloading infrastructure in the Portland area.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Neighbors gear up to fight plan for 40 homes, preserve green space in Maine’s largest city
Residents in the area near Morrill’s Corner in Portland are mobilizing against the project, which needs a zoning change similar to one rejected by the City Council in 2006.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Developer wants to convert former Portland monastery into affordable housing
Josh Soley intends to turn the building into 39 single-occupancy rooms with shared bathrooms, kitchens and living spaces.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: A city’s plan to turnaround a neighborhood
Lewiston is taking on crushing poverty, and other Maine communities should take notice.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Affordable-housing development is an economic development strategy
The state should make it its business to make sure there are enough well-priced homes to accommodate sustainable economic growth.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Schools and Education
Innovation offers options for affordable housing in Augusta
Given the assignment to design affordable housing, a group of University of Maine Augusta architecture students bring imagination to a type of housing that’s in demand across the state.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Interactive map: See where Portland’s 744 registered short-term rental properties are
In parts of Munjoy Hill, one in every 20 housing units is registered with the city as a short-term rental property.