Housing News

By Tim Logan, Globe Staff   Thanks in part to the city’s building boom, Boston permitted more units of affordable housing in 2015 than in any year on record, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said Thursday.

CHAPA is saddened by the loss of Howard Leibowitz, a passionate advocate for affordable housing. Click on the following links for tributes in The Huffington Post, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and on NECN:

Congressional leaders released the text of the omnibus spending bill at about 1:30 am on December 16. The omnibus bill funds all 12 appropriations bills, including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bill, for FY16.

Update to Inclusionary Development Policy Captures Strong Housing Market to Create More Units of Housing; Improves Transparency and Predictability BOSTON - Thursday, December 10, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that he has signed an Executive Order prompting changes in the City of Boston's Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP), leveraging the private development market to ensure the continued development of affordable housing in Boston.

Click here for the Addendum to DHCD’s Notice of Funding Availability for State-Aided Public Housing Mixed-Income Community Demonstration.  This Addendum postpones the Bidder’s Conference, originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 2015, until Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 10:00am.  Please see the Addendum for more information, including how to receive updates on this NOFA directly from DHCD.

Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has scheduled a public hearing for December 11, 2015, at 11:00 am to solicit comments on the 2016 draft Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. The hearing will be held on the second floor at 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114. For security purposes, anyone interested in attending the hearing should notify Bertha Borin in advance at Bertha.borin@state.ma.us.

Click here to read CHAPA's November Housing Briefs.

Click here for the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Department’s winter 2016 rental funding competition.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2015 Contact: Brenda Clement, 617-742-0820, bclement@chapa.org Five New England Governors Unite to Support HOME

The Baker-Polito administration released a draft economic development plan, titled "Opportunities for All." This plan is an evolving document, and any resident with feedback should email Adrian.Servetnick@massmail.state.ma.us by Thursday, December 3. Click here for more information and to download the economic plan.