A proposed tax credit aimed at bringing more affordable housing to Maine is headed for a vote in the House and Senate after last week’s endorsement by the Taxation Committee. L.D. 1645, “An Act to

PORTLAND — Business leaders and affordable housing agencies say a piece of legislation modeled after 16 other states’ affordable housing tax credits is the state’s best shot to jump start building more affordable living space

Advocates of a proposed tax credit aimed at bringing more affordable housing to Maine made their case this week at a public hearing in Augusta. L.D. 1645, “An Act to Create Affordable Workforce and Senior Housing

Affordable housing advocates are backing a measure in the State House to give up to $80 million in tax incentives to double the number of low-income housing units built in Maine over the next four

In every community in Maine there are old buildings — maybe two, maybe three, maybe 20 — that catch your attention. You’ve probably walked passed these buildings and thought “what an eyesore, when are they

KeyBank Foundation, the charitable arm of KeyBank, has awarded a $133,333 grant to Portland-based Avesta Housing to promote housing development for low-income older Mainers and support education and counseling programs for first-time homebuyers and homeowners

The KeyBank Foundation has awarded a $133,333 grant to Portland-based nonprofit Avesta Housing to help fund a multi-generational approach to “critical areas of community need,.” The foundation, which is the charitable nonprofit unit of KeyBank, awarded

Affordable housing advocates are backing a measure in the State House to give up to $80 million in tax incentives to double the number of low-income housing units built in Maine over the next four

Maine’s rigorous new testing standards for lead poisoning in children has resulted in additional inspections of dwellings for lead paint, and those inspections have led to more lead hazards being discovered and removed, according to