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(The Center Square) — Chronic workforce shortages and a lack of affordable housing are throttling down Maine's economic growth, according to a new report that calls for increased funding and ...
The housing crisis in Maine is too big, and hits too many people, to pass up the opportunity. The bill passed a legislative committee this week, but only after two of its most ... EDITORIAL: A lot ...
Feb. 6—Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque remembers when he was a kid, riding around with his single mom, imagining what it would be like to live in one of the city's nicer homes. Eight years ago, he ...
The United States Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (commonly referred to as HERA) was designed primarily to address the subprime mortgage crisis.It authorized the Federal Housing Administration to guarantee up to $300 billion in new 30-year fixed rate mortgages for subprime borrowers if lenders wrote down principal loan balances to 90 percent of current appraisal value.
Los Angeles voters approved a new half-cent sales tax for housing development, while Charlotte, North Carolina, passed a $100 million housing bond package. Baltimore followed with a $20 million ...
William "Bill" Bridgeo is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since December 7, 2022. He represents Maine's 60th House district. He represents Maine's 60th House district.
Oregon House Bill 2001 is an Oregon law which allows for alternative, more economical types of housing in an effort to preserve outer-city rural areas, such as farms. The law is especially aimed at reducing the pace of urban sprawl in densely populated cities such as Portland, Oregon, with non-traditional land use zoning.
Aug. 14—When Redbank Village Apartments started raising rents as much as 35% last spring, South Portland city councilors scrambled to enact a six-month emergency rent cap to keep increases at no ...