The median sales price of a house in March was $376,260, a slight dip from $381,500 in February. By comparison, the median sales price for March in the Northeast was $468,000. Currently a ...

Diverse demographics The Union Construction Academy is one of a growing suite of construction workforce development programs looking to address workforce shortages. Goals include attracting ...

The funding is being allocated as follows: Portland Housing Authority, $3,413,858 Bangor Housing Authority, $2,052,361 Lewiston Housing Authority, $1,298,068 Waterville Housing Authority, $745,293 ...

Jennifer Hawkins, a Rhode Island expert in housing and community development, has been named president and CEO of Avesta Housing, a Portland-based provider of affordable housing. The appointment ...

He added, “When the time isn’t quite as challenging, we’ll be ready to go. If one doesn’t do that work now, things won’t be ready to go when the timing is right.” Interior lot The ...

A Maine Community Foundation study found that Mainers see barriers to accessing information about how to get involved locally in addressing the state’s challenges, and want more local news coverage.

Boothbay Regional Development Corp. has broken ground on the first phase of a new middle-income housing complex that the nonprofit hopes will eventually bring 162 units of much-needed housing to ...

The developer chose to create condos because they could maximize the density of the 1.76-acre property. The project is Thomaston’s first condominium development.

Sappi's Paper Mill No. 2 in Skowhegan spans 800 feet and is equipped with nearly 2,000 instruments to manage its operations. By comparison, a Boeing 747 stretches 250 feet and operates with 400 ...

Many riders live in the Gorham area, where the new store will be more centrally located than the Portland store. The buyer market has room to grow with younger people.

The 68,000-square-foot Jagger Mill in Sanford's Springvale section has been sold to Eric Chinburg, who will begin refurbishing the building into market-rate apartments this winter.

From modular construction to opportunity zones to a formula to make it affordable to build middle-income housing, private developers are finding ways to build much-needed affordable and workforce ...