Press Releases
Senators Snowe, Collins Announce $149,107 in Grant Funding for Western Maine Housing Workers
October 20, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
October 20, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has approved a National Emergency Grant (NEG) in the amount of $149,107 to assist workers that were displaced by the closing of three home building companies in Oxford County—Burlington Homes, Eco […]
MaineHousing will sell bonds to Maine people
October 17, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
Sale will allow people to invest locally and help Maine’s real estate market
AUGUSTA, ME - October 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Starting this week Maine investors will have an golden opportunity to purchase a secure investment – while helping Maine people and Maine’s economy.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Process Goes Live Today
July 30, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
60-day Bidding Process Opens for First-in-the-Nation Carbon Emissions Allowances Auction
AUGUSTA, ME - Jul 30 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction process starts today with 60 days of bid preparation for the first-in-the-nation auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances. Today’s notice by RGGI Inc. in New York City opens the process […]
HELP will help Maine homeowners cut energy use, save money
June 6, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA – HELP may be on the way for many Maine homeowners wondering how they will be able to heat their homes with oil costing $4 or more a gallon.
MaineHousing offers home repair, home replacement financing for Aroostook County flood victims
May 27, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA – MaineHousing (the Maine State Housing Authority) is offering low interest rate loans to help people in Aroostook County whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the recent flooding.
New MaineHousing mortgage options expand home buying opportunities
April 25, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA – New mortgage options offered by the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) make it easier for more Maine people to buy homes of their own. Effective March 3, borrowers using a MaineHousing mortgage have the choice of a 30-year or 40-year term, with no points or two points.
Schools to be Honored for Energy Efficiency Improvements
April 16, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
(AUGUSTA)— Seven school systems are being recognized by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for taking steps towards improved energy efficiency and reducing their carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. Friday, April 18th at Noon, Lewiston High School, East Avenue
Maine Receives REAL ID Extension
April 3, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
Governor Baldacci Will Submit Legislation to Place New Restrictions on Driver’s Licenses and State Credentials
AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci learned today from the Department of Homeland Security that Maine has been granted an extension to the May 11, 2008, implementation deadline for the REAL ID Act of 2005.
New MaineHousing mortgage options expand home buying opportunities
March 20, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
March 3rd, 2008. AUGUSTA – New mortgage options offered by the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) make it easier for more Maine people to buy homes of their own. Effective March 3, borrowers using a MaineHousing mortgage have the choice of a 30-year or 40-year term, with no points or two points.
Governor Celebrates Preble Street Grant Award
February 28, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
PORTLAND – Governor John E. Baldacci joined U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Executive Director Philip Mangano and Preble Street officials at an announcement of a $1 million grant to Preble Street from the Kresge Foundation. The challenge grant will enable Preble Street to expand efforts to end homelessness under its new “Home for Good” campaign.
Maine Receives $10 Million to Fight Homelessness
February 19, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA, February 5, 2008, Governor’s Office. – Governor John E. Baldacci was joined today by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Field Office Director Bill Burney to announce that the State of Maine has received more than $10 million in federal grants to provide housing opportunities for people who are homeless. Maine’s funding this […]
MAINE REAL ESTATE MEDIAN PRICES UP 1.62 IN NOVEMBER
January 21, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
SALES DOWN OVER 10 PERCENT
SOUTH PORTLAND (December 31, 2007) – Median sales prices for single-family existing homes in Maine edged upward last month while sales of those homes were down over 10 percent. According to the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc., 891 homes sold
during the month of November 2007, a decrease of 10.63 percent […]
Maine Awarded $2.1 Million for Affordable Housing
November 29, 2007 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
Bangor, Harpswell, Perry, and Portland Initiatives Will Create 127 Rental and Ownership Units
BOSTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ — The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) awarded $2.1 million in grants, loans, and rate subsidies to fund 127 units of affordable housing in Bangor, Harpswell, Perry, and Portland. In all, 25 New England initiatives received […]
Nationwide Interest in Auction of Maine Mid-Coast Shoreline Properties Prompts Deadline Extension to Nov. 30
November 8, 2007 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — When word got out about an auction of spectacular shoreline property in Maine's temperate Mid-Coast region, the flurry of interest from around the country prompted Tranzon Auction Properties to extend the original deadline from November 10 to 30, convert the live auction to a sealed-bid format and move the […]
Unique Partnership Results in Preservation of Affordable Housing Units for Low Income Residents
November 6, 2007 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
October 18th, 2007, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Director Taylor Caswell joined Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) officials to tour an affordable housing project in Augusta that is the result of a unique partnership among federal, state and non-profit agencies.