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MaineHousing evaluating senior housing options
Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) Director John Gallagher today emphasized the agency’s commitment to affordable senior housing options. As one of the most complex issues facing our state with an aging population, MaineHousing is focused o...
Maine State Housing Authority Best Resource for Focus on Critical Senior Housing Needs
Governor Paul R. LePage today once again addressed the issue of affordable senior housing, emphasizing it is best addressed by refocusing existing resources within the State rather than taking out more loans at the expense of all Maine taxpayers
MaineHousing offers first-time homebuyers an Advantage
Maine’s real estate and lending experts are forecasting a solid home-buying season this year, and MaineHousing is improving its First Home Mortgage Program to help prospective buyers take the guess work out of choosing a home loan
New Law Will Improve Foreclosure Process in Maine
Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills applauds the enactment of Maine’s new law to improve the foreclosure process in Maine.
Collins, King Work to Ensure Continued Access to Affordable Housing
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today released a letter that they wrote to U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan urging the implementation of regulatory and administrative relief measures for public housing authori...
State’s Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection Issues Comprehensive Home Mortgage Guide
Maine’s Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, an agency within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, announces the release of a new, comprehensive mortgage guide, titled The Downeaster Common Sense Guide to Finding, Buying and Keep...
Maine Ranks Among the Most Affordable in the Nation for Personal Auto and Homeowners...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Paul R. LePage joined Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa on Wednesday in announcing that Maine ranks among the very best states for most affordable homeowners and personal auto insura...
MaineHousing, City of Portland clarify HUD’s homeless numbers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that Maine experienced a dramatic 26% increase in homelessness, but that number included not only people who were homeless...
New England Governors Ask for Infrastructure to Deliver More Electricity, More Natural Gas
AUGUSTA - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- New England’s governors are seeking to develop transmission infrastructure that can deliver clean energy into the region’s electric system and expand pipeline capacity that will bring more natural ga...
Attorney General Mills Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Struggling Homeowners
AUGUSTA - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fearing a setback for financially strapped homeowners and for the slowly improving housing market, Attorney General Janet T. Mills is urging Congress to extend tax relief for distressed homeowners into ...
AG Mills Announces Meeting on Foreclosures Process in Maine
AUGUSTA - November 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills will be convening her Foreclosure Working Group on Thursday, November 14 at 3 PM in Augusta. The panel consists of members representing homeowners, mediators, couns...
Maine Department of Environmental Protection reminds homeowners to check their home heating oil tanks...
AUGUSTA - November 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For many Maine homeowners the arrival of chilly temperatures means filling their home heating oil tanks. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is reminding homeowners to reduce the likelihood ...
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation Issues Reminder to Consumers and Fuel Dealers about...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commissioner Anne L. Head from Maine’s Department of Professional and Financial Regulation issued a reminder about the October 31 annual-report filing deadline for fuel dealers who registered ...
Maine – Always Worth a Visit
AUGUSTA - October 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Contrary to media reports, touring the beautiful areas of Maine is not threatened by the shutdown of our federal government. Acadia National Park may be closed for a short time, but the Bar Harbor and the...
Coastal grants available for municipal and regional projects
AUGUSTA, Maine - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Municipal Planning Assistance Program announced that it is seeking applications for a new round of coastal grants for FY 2014 t...
Collins, King Announce $419,557 Grant for Scarborough Veterans Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded $419,557 in federal grant funding to the State Veterans Home in Scarborough. The ...
Michaud Bills Reforming VA’s Funding & Budgeting Cleared by House Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee voted to approve seven omnibus bills, which incorporate thirty-four pieces of legislation addressing a number of issues, including the disability cla...
Attorney General Janet T. Mills warns homeowners to be wary when dealing with door-to-door...
Augusta, Maine - July 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Janet T. Mills reminds Maine homeowners to be wary of door-to-door sellers using high pressure tactics to sell home repair services, paving jobs and other goods. Maine has three stat...
Maine to get $21 million from Affordable Care Act to help keep seniors and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today that Maine will get $21.2 million under the Affordable Care Act to help seniors and people with disabilities get longterm care at home.
More than 1,300 Mainers slated to receive checks resulting from national ‘Robo-Signing’ abuses under...
AUGUSTA - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The practice of ‘robo-signing’ documents that led to widespread abuses by national mortgage servicing companies led to a landmark $1.5 billion settlement against five of America’s largest firms. About ...
King, Collins Announce Legislation to Support Cheap, Clean, Home-Grown Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME) today introduced legislation, cosponsored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), that would recognize and promote the economic and environmental benefits of biomass ...
Fair Housing workshops May 28 in Bangor, Presque Isle
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A workshop to provide landlords with information on the federal Fair Housing Act and the Maine Human Rights Act is scheduled for May 28 simultaneously in Bangor and Presque Isle
MaineHousing and partners plan Fair Housing workshops
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two workshops providing landlords with information on the federal Fair Housing Act and the Maine Human Rights Act are scheduled for April in Augusta and Westbrook.
MaineHousing Board of Commissioners postpones March 19 meeting, two public hearings
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Events rescheduled for Tuesday, March 26 Because of the pending storm, the MaineHousing Board of Commissioners is postponing its Tuesday, March 19 meeting and two scheduled public hearings until T...
Collins, King Announce $1.3 Million in Land Conservation Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME) today announced that two projects in Maine will receive $1.3 million in national coastal wetland conservation grants from the U.S...
Maine Ranked in Top Ten States for Affordability of Homeowners and Personal Auto Insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maine’s Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa announced Friday that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has released two reports showing an improvement in Maine’s natio...
National Mortgage Servicing Settlement Claims Deadline Approaching
AUGUSTA - January 03, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that eligible Maine borrowers who lost their homes due to foreclosure between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 must file a National Mortgage Settlemen...
FORECLOSURE DIVERSION PROGRAM NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT
November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Foreclosure Diversion Program (FDP) is considering implementation of a policy to address potential conflicts of interest for FDP mediators in the context of foreclosure diversion mediation.
State Sponsors Free Pesticides Disposal to Maine Homeowners, Family Farms
AUGUSTA - August 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maine’s Board of Pesticide Control (BPC), with the Maine Department of Agriculture, and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), are partnering to provide homeowners a free opportunity this f...
Funding Released to Help Maine Veterans Find Housing
WASHINGTON, DC - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Michaud praised the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement that it is providing funding to help Maine’s homeless and at-risk veterans and their families. Veterans Inc. of...
