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Avesta Housing designated Best Place to Work in Maine for 2nd year in a row
We are delighted to share that Avesta Housing has once again been recognized for our dedication to both our employees and the communities we serve. Earlier this month, we proudly received the Best Places to Work in
Q&A with Avesta Housing President & CEO Jennifer Hawkins
Jennifer Hawkins recently stepped into her role as Avesta Housing’s new President & CEO. As she gets to know the organization and the region, we took a moment to ask her a few questions about
Wedgewood building receives Excellence in Historic Preservation Award
The Dr. Milton Wedgewood House, a circa 1873 building and namesake of the new Choice Neighborhood affordable housing development in Lewiston, received an Excellence in Historic Preservation Award from the Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board
‘A fitting tribute’: Community garden named after late resident
When a community garden was proposed for Jordan Bay Place, an Avesta Housing affordable housing community for older adults in Raymond, Maine, Benny Beard was one of the first people to sign up. He organized
Avesta listed 2 houses for $218K a week ago. Over 100 Mainers are already interested.
Last week, both sides of a newly renovated duplex in Gray hit the market for just $218,000 each. By Friday, over 100 people had started the application process. The duplex, located at 6A and 6B
Avesta Housing Celebrates First Homes Under New Homeownership Program
Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, has listed the first homes for sale under its A Path Forward—Homeownership for ME program. The move introduces a new line of business
Why Avesta is buying and remodeling vacant fixer-uppers, then selling them at below-market rates
The nonprofit developer Avesta Housing is purchasing vacant homes in disrepair, renovating them and then selling them at below-market rates as part of a new pilot initiative. More than 80 people have applied so far
Avesta Housing featured in Housing Trust Fund report
Avesta Housing is featured in “A Summary of 2020 State Projects,” a new report issued by The National Housing Trust Fund (NHFT). The report documents the impact of the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) by summarizing
‘Urgency and hope’: Avesta unveils new housing in Gray for median earners
Portland-based nonprofit Avesta Housing cut the ribbon this week on the first two homes for sale through a new program designed to help median-income wage earners achieve homeownership. Located at 6A and 6B Collyer Brook