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MaineHousing

Published
October 18, 2024

Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday

The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
Published
October 18, 2024

Maine organization aiming to end homelessness hires first executive director

Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
Published
September 16, 2024

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.
Published
August 14, 2024

Federal housing voucher program on pause in large swaths of Maine

MaineHousing, which issues one-third of vouchers in the state, and housing authorities in Portland, Westbrook and Brewer have been forced to pause Section 8 vouchers after using up their allotments.
Published
July 31, 2024

Affordable condominium project headed for downtown Sanford

The modular condo building and single-family home on Bodwell Street are expected to be completed within 6 months.

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Published
April 22, 2024

New rent relief program to offer struggling Mainers up to $800 a month

The $18 million pilot initiative is meant to curb evictions. About 2,400 people and families will qualify.
Published
March 21, 2024

Maine home sales finally increased in February, but so did prices

Demand for homes in Maine continues to outpace the supply, which is pushing prices up, experts say.
Published
January 10, 2024

Housing authority: Linnhaven owner neglected to inform agency of intent to sell

According to a law that went into effect in October, mobile home park owners are required to give 60 days' notice to both residents and MaineHousing via certified mail.
Published
November 15, 2023

Lewiston nonprofit to operate overnight winter shelter for young adults

The cities of Lewiston and Auburn, together with Community Concepts and the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, jointly applied for the same grant but were not awarded.
Published
October 4, 2023

Maine needs 84,000 new homes in the next 7 years, report finds

The study is the first to examine the need for housing both now and in the future, and across all income levels statewide.