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The leaders behind a new coalition for pro-housing solutions will take part in panel discussion on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.

The Build Homes, Build Community initiative aims to reduce barriers to production at both the state and municipal levels.

Housing experts share a broad conversation about housing construction in the state — from where the bottlenecks sit to what it will take to build our way to something more sustainable. 

Participants will include the CEOs of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, as well as the president of MEREDA and the CEO of Bangor Savings Bank.

Housing solutions are the focus of the organization’s half-day fall conference, scheduled for Oct. 23 at Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus.

Real estate and construction professionals from across the state will come together for MEREDA's annual conference on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland.

Two well-known Portland-area builders have purchased the long-vacant Cousens school on Goodwins Mills Road and are creating a community arts center.

To find out what’s trending across the state this year, Mainebiz checked in with city officials, real estate professionals and others in the know.