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1 October
5:36 pm

private equity has been swooping into Maine, buying up mobile homes and jacking up the rates

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Hannah Pingree, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (NEWS CENTER Maine)

5:36 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific assertion about private equity activity in Maine's mobile home market that could be verified against ownership records and rate data
What we foundMultiple independent sources confirm that private equity and out-of-state investment firms have been purchasing mobile home parks in Maine and raising lot rents, often substantially.
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