Housing in Maine is completely unaffordable for too many families. Corporate landlords and hedge funds are buying up homes and driving prices through the roof, while everyday Mainers are left behind. Housing should be for people, not profits.
Here’s my plan:
Hold Corporate Landlords Accountable
- Stop Wall Street investors and hedge funds from buying up single-family homes by reducing their tax deductions.
- Put limits on how many homes corporate landlords can buy.
- Protect mobile home parks from private equity buyouts that jack up rents and force families out.
Build More Homes, Faster
- Accelerate construction of new homes, including affordable units here in Maine, by cutting red tape and encouraging innovation like modular and 3D-printed housing.
- Provide tax credits to businesses that build housing for working families.
- Create federal workforce training programs so Maine has the construction workers we need to build homes.
Help First-Time Homebuyers and Renters
- Allow first-time homebuyers to defer property taxes for up to five years, with the federal government filling the gap.
- Expand tenant protections and ban companies from using algorithms to fix rent prices.
- Enact anti–rent gouging laws to stop excessive rent hikes during shortages or emergencies.
Invest in Rural Maine
- Boost USDA rural housing programs and federal block grants to help small towns build and renovate homes.
- Expand broadband and modern infrastructure so rural towns can support new homes & attract families.
- Incentivize hiring local workforces so money invested in building homes goes back into the community.