Maine
Housing affordability key issue in Maine’s housing crisis, report shows
A new report is showing some progress when it comes to housing in Maine, but affordability continues to remain a key challenge.
According to a report by MaineHousing, the income needed to afford a median priced home in the state has increased 187 percent between 2015 and 2024.
In that same period, the state’s median income only went up 44 percent.
The rental market has not fared better, as it is affected by the dramatically increased cost of real estate across Maine, according to the report.
Despite MaineHousing’s record success in 2025 with its first-time homebuyer program, the demand from homebuyers continues to outstrip the supply of homes for sale.
While year-over-year price increases were lower than in the recent past, the supply pressure is not likely to ease meaningfully until interest rates tick down more.
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“Maine, a state famous for natural beauty and quality of life, has become an attractive location for telecommuters and retirees who often have larger home-buying budgets than Mainers,” MaineHousing said in the report.
In a look at the state’s homelessness crisis, the report suggests underfunding at homeless service centers is leading to skewed data.
According to MaineHousing, housing production is one key to solving these problems.
“MaineHousing’s affordable housing production remains well above historical averages, with 755 low and middle-income units coming online in 2025, and a record future production pipeline extending through the next few years,” MaineHousing said in the report.
While affordable housing production is increasing, unpredictable support at the federal and state levels and high construction costs could still bring that increase to a halt in future years.
Moving into 2026, Maine shows evidence of progress on several fronts of the housing crisis, but there is still much work to be done.
PORTLAND (WGME) — Friday will feature lots of sunshine, cold temperatures, wind chills, and wind.
Many changes are on the way, including the coldest air mass we’ve seen this season yet.
Wind chills, or feel-like temperatures, will begin in the negatives and single digits for much of Friday morning.
Highs will sit in the 20s with wind chills in the single digits and teens.
Winds are picking up as well.
Winds will gust from the west up to 30 MPH.
This will impact the wind chill factor as mentioned above.
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There will be some temperature and precipitation changes for the weekend.
30s return on Saturday and Sunday with some snow to cover.
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On Saturday, our team is tracking a weak system which will bring a round of light snow to the area.
A few showers are likely in the morning.
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A more steady, yet wet snow will push through in the afternoon through the evening.
Rain and mixed precipitation could mix in at the coast.
A few inches of snow is likely, mostly 1 to 3″ across the area.
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New England Patriots play at home at 3PM on Sunday.
Expect lots of clouds at Gillette Stadium with 30s. There is a chance of some light snow post-sunset.
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Big story next week will be the cold temperatures. Colder temps should arrive on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Beyond that, we are a little over a week away from the coldest air mass of the season yet.
Do you have any weather questions? Email our Weather Authority team at weather@wgme.com. We’d love to hear from you!
Two more Maine school districts are under investigation by the Trump administration for potential violations of his interpretation of Title IX.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 that seeks to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
Supporters of Trump’s executive order argue it protects the integrity of women’s sports under Title IX, which a federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination.
Maine officials are adhering to the Maine Human Rights Act, a state law, which protects against discrimination based on gender identity.
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced investigations into 18 districts in 10 states, including RSUs 19 and 57 in Maine.
RSU 19 is in the Newport area and RSU 57 is in the Waterboro area.
The investigation stems from complaints issued to the Education Department that claim the districts are allowing transgender students to compete on athletic teams that match their gender identity and not their biological sex.
There’s still an active lawsuit against the state of Maine filed by the Justice Department last year, which claims the Maine Human Rights Act violates Title IX.
Similar cases from other states are also being heard this week by the Supreme Court.
The ruling from those cases could have wide-ranging impacts, including in Maine.
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