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A city memo states there has been a 'significant increase in demand for shelter' by both individuals and families.

Staff plan to open the Expo as a temporary shelter as soon as April 10 and operate it until a private effort to open a new shelter on Blueberry Road is complete.

BELFAST -- Currently in a housing crisis, the city of Belfast proposed a vacant property to be converted into 48 affordable housing units that will cater to those less fortunate.

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting Feb. 6, 7 p.m., to address an agenda that includes a new EMT and fire equipment, cost increases in ambulance contracts, ordinance amendments, and Keeping Belfast...

MaineHousing is helping fund several developments in southern Maine that will be reserved initially for asylum seeker families, but advocates say it won't be enough to fully address the housing challenges of new immigrants.

Harrison Ridge is a development from the Developers Collaborative. The project team also includes Portland-based Archetype Architects as the project architect and Falmouth-based Penobscot General Contractors as the construction manager. 

Up to 175 units may be available in three communities by spring, with some expected to open as early as this month.

GPCOG envisions a new 200-home community with services in Portland

The Greater Portland Council of Governments is trying to fundraise $2 million for a 200-unit transitional housing community.

Maine’s building boom in the last few years has been rivaled only by the addition of new space for the contractors themselves. Several firms have been expanding into newly constructed quarters.