A nonprofit organization that owns 2,200 affordable housing units in southern Maine and southern New Hampshire says it has seen a large increase in the number of people seeking those accommodations. Avesta Housing Development Officer

Portland, MAINE — Avesta Housing has released its Affordable Housing Activity Report for the first three quarters of 2017. Key findings: Only 9% of households seeking affordable housing find housing with Avesta due to very

SOUTH PORTLAND — Avesta Housing submitted a much-anticipated proposal to city planners Thursday for a 64-unit housing project that would be built in the city’s West End neighborhood and target mostly low-income families. The five-story

SOUTH PORTLAND — An affordable housing plan for Redbank gained traction Monday night when city councilors approved placing the project in a tax increment financing district. By a unanimous vote and with little comment, the

Portland is poised to offer $6.5 million in tax breaks for two separate housing projects that could add 135 units of housing, more than half of which would be considered affordable. The City Council will

Avesta Housing, the Portland-based nonprofit provider of affordable housing, recently announced two winners of its first-ever educational scholarship. Dina Malual and Pamela Muzika each received $1,000 towards their tuition expenses at Emmanuel College in Boston

Avesta Housing Awards First Educational Scholarships PORTLAND, MAINE — Nonprofit affordable housing provider Avesta Housing recently announced two winners of its first ever educational scholarship. Dina Malual and Pamela Muzika each received $1,000 toward their

Avesta Housing and the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce announced on Friday their opposition to Portland’s Question 2, a citizens’ initiative on the city’s Nov. 7 ballot that would allow a zoning change to be