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Last month the Maine State Housing Authority placed new eligibility limits on rental assistance funds. Under the new rules, benefits will be reduced from 18 months to 12, and that has some recipients scrambling to adjust their plans.
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Maine has a shortage of at least 20,000 affordable homes. But traditional building is expensive, time-consuming and a major contributor of carbon emissions. The University of Maine believes it has a solution that could eventually help.
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State officials believe they’re well on their way toward a goal of installing 100,000 new heat pumps in Maine homes by 2025, but low-income households will be the toughest ones to reach.
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The 2022 count includes individuals not previously part of prior surveys, including 956 people in transitional housing and nearly 2,500 others staying in hotels.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of Maine's congregate settings, including homeless shelters, which have had to reduce capacity.Many advocates say…
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The Maine State Housing Authority has awarded nearly $4 million in federal tax credits to affordable housing projects in the state.The agency announced…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Policy changes and public financing have produced more housing in Portland, Maine, however prices remain unaffordable to some city…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - MaineHousing Deputy Director Peter Merrill is stepping up to serve as interim director upon the retirement of John Gallagher on Jan. 5.…