Despite pervasive ‘supply skepticism,’ the evidence suggests the answer is yes: As the number of homes grows in an area, prices tend to fall and lower-cost units get freed up. But advocates say it takes time – and there are many hurdles.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hotel development in Portland booming as city seeks to amp up winter tourism
Portland has at least 750 hotel rooms in various stages of the planning process, and there are more than 400 in the works in the surrounding area.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Mobile home park proposed for site of former Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre
The town’s Planning Board discussed preliminary plans Tuesday for a 32-lot mobile home park during a pre-application review.
Posted inTimes Record
Second part of Brunswick Landing development underway
The Atlantic Pointe development at 10 Townsend Lane is now starting the second phase of its project as it begins renting out available apartments.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Calls for aggressive housing development miss bigger picture
The consequences of overdevelopment aren’t being given sufficient consideration.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Conservation can help nature weather forces of change in Maine
A plan to set aside 3,000 acres of forested land in Piscataquis County will protect wildlife, jobs, recreation and more.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s housing crisis requires urgent action, and we’re ready to get to work
The Joint Select Committee on Housing has a three-pronged mission: helping people without homes; preserving and producing more housing, and improving land use and development processes.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Stop shutting new residents out of our state
Life in Maine is a blessing, but it’s not a privilege to be granted by those who grasp a vision of the past that never was.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: State needs more say on large, controversial projects
A procedural roadmap for us exists in 19 other states, which have established an option to conduct their own environmental analysis of big projects.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Let the homebuyer wannabes beware
It is worth noting that once someone buys a home, they seem bound and determined to make it more difficult for others to do the same.