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‘A fitting tribute’: Community garden named after late resident
When a community garden was proposed for Jordan Bay Place, an Avesta Housing affordable housing community for older adults in Raymond, Maine, Benny Beard was one of the first people to sign up. He organized
Avesta listed 2 houses for $218K a week ago. Over 100 Mainers are already interested.
Last week, both sides of a newly renovated duplex in Gray hit the market for just $218,000 each. By Friday, over 100 people had started the application process. The duplex, located at 6A and 6B
Avesta Housing Celebrates First Homes Under New Homeownership Program
Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has listed the first homes for sale under its A Path Forward—Homeownership for ME program. The move introduces a new line of business
Why Avesta is buying and remodeling vacant fixer-uppers, then selling them at below-market rates
The nonprofit developer Avesta Housing is purchasing vacant homes in disrepair, renovating them and then selling them at below-market rates as part of a new pilot initiative. More than 80 people have applied so far
‘Urgency and hope’: Avesta unveils new housing in Gray for median earners
Portland-based nonprofit Avesta Housing cut the ribbon this week on the first two homes for sale through a new program designed to help median-income wage earners achieve homeownership. Located at 6A and 6B Collyer Brook
Avesta celebrates listing of first ‘Path Forward’ homes with ribbon cutting
PHOTO: Avesta Housing staff and guests cut the ribbon on July 15 to 6A & 6B Collyer Brook Road in Gray, Maine, the first two properties for sale under Avesta’s new “A Path Forward” program
A surge of developments seek to meet increasing demand for over-55 housing
People are living longer and while there are many benefits to longevity, the collision of multiple aging generations is taking a toll on an already burdened housing system. Housing crises are happening throughout the nation,
Applications open for affordable housing units in Gray, Maine
The renovated homes are located on Collyer Brook Road and are going for roughly $218,000 each. Click here to watch the news report
Lewiston’s housing boom getting statewide attention
LEWISTON — It’s a hard sight to miss in the city these days: property lots on the cusp of a new beginning. At sites like the former Martel School, the former Sun Journal building on