With more than 1,300 housing units in the development pipeline, the city is playing a major role in the state’s housing goals.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston launches campaign, highlights economic growth
The campaign focuses on accomplishments in housing, investment, social services, and more that’s to come.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Why the dream of a starter home in Maine is slipping out of reach
Young people can’t find or afford houses in their communities. Families can’t move out of places they’ve outgrown. The cycle is stuck. Can it be fixed?
Posted inMaine, News
In fight for more housing in Maine, one barrier rises above the rest: Us
The state’s ongoing housing crisis wasn’t caused by one thing, but it has put homeownership out of reach for an entire generation and created ripple effects on the broader economy.
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More units on the way, but experts say high costs, other trends still plague Lewiston housing market
Housing experts are calling on the city to hire staff dedicated solely to focus on the city’s housing issue.
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Lewiston housing, by the numbers
9%: Rise in the average home price in Lewiston from 2022 to 2023 ($262,100 to $285,000). 6%: Increase in the “housing wage” required to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Androscoggin County from 2022 to 2023 ($19.21 to $20.38 per hour) for a 40-hour work week, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. 50%: The […]
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Housing units on the horizon in Lewiston
• 36 units were built in the past 12 months • 82 will be completed in the next 12 months • 426 units are planned over the next two years, but have not been permitted • 93 more units, so far, are expected to be built over the next three to four years, but have […]
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Rhode Island tackles housing shortage by making it easier to add rental units on to homes
To ensure Rhode Islanders benefit from the law, it bans the ADUs from being used as short-term rentals.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council asked to provide additional funding for next phase of Choice Neighborhoods redevelopment
The developers behind the 104-unit second phase of the Choice Neighborhoods redevelopment said the project has a funding gap of about $2 million.
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Auburn approves grant application for ambitious ‘Winter Oaks’ housing development
The “Winter Oaks” proposal would build 100 new residential units, including 48 single-family homes, on a 37-acre property between Vickery Road and South Main Street.