Yearly Archives: 2007
Maine Awarded $2.1 Million for Affordable Housing
Bangor, Harpswell, Perry, and Portland Initiatives Will Create 127 Rental and Ownership Units
BOSTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston...
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Application Deadline Extended
Due to multiple deadlines faced by Maine communities as we approach year’s end, the deadline for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) applications has been...
Public Lands Task Force to Hold Listening Sessions
Augusta, ME - The Governor’s Task Force Regarding the Management of Public lands and Publicly-Held Easements will hold two listening sessions next week. Task...
Towns describe unpaid property tax liens
CAMDEN — The largest amount of unpaid taxes in Camden is owed on Bay View Landing and other properties belonging to businessman Stuart Smith....
Nationwide Interest in Auction of Maine Mid-Coast Shoreline Properties Prompts Deadline Extension to Nov....
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...
Unique Partnership Results in Preservation of Affordable Housing Units for Low Income Residents
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...
HUD Defeated by Penobscot Indian Nation over Nationwide Down Payment Program
Tribe Continues To Give Nationwide Down Payment Grants To All American Homebuyers
INDIAN ISLAND, Maine, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On October 31st, the Penobscot Indian...
Olympia Development Announces Deals to Develop Hotels in Three States
PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympia Development, a premiere hotel and commercial real estate developer based in Portland, Maine, is pleased to announce...
Governor Baldacci Promotes State and Federal Programs that Help Struggling Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
AUGUSTA - Although Maine has one of the lowest foreclosure rates in the country, Governor John E. Baldacci is taking steps to protect wary...
Governor O’Malley Announces Plan to Cut Maryland Property Taxes by 3 Cents
O’Malley Continues to Outline Plan to Close the Structural Deficit in Howard County; Announces Penny Increase in Sales Tax – 83.5% of Marylanders Still...
Governor Celebrates Bowdoin College Museum of Art
BRUNSWICK – October 14, 2007 - Governor John E. Baldacci today joined officials and students of Bowdoin College, and members of the public to...
Homeowners property tax refund
The program to apply for refunds of property tax assessed and/or rent paid during 2006 begins August 1, 2007.
Maine's FastFile methods are the quickest...
Tough Real Estate Market Has Many Homeowners Looking For Renters
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Drive through any community in Maine and you'll see a lot of "For Sale" signs. Many properties are not selling,...
Foreclosures increase in Maine
Maine has fewer foreclosures than other parts of the country, but subprime loans and adjustable rate mortgages have affected the real estate industry here,...
Maine’s property-tax system inequitable, unfair
Regarding Albert DiMillo Jr.'s column "Tax reform can't be distinct from spending cuts" (Sept. 11), I agree that the threshold of the top income...
