Posted September 08, 2015By National Low Income Housing Coalition
Housing News
September 16, 2015
September 2, 2015
Four individuals who have been champions for the affordable housing industry at the local, state, and federal levels will be inducted into the Affordable Housing Hall of Fame this year:
August 12, 2015
On July 16, HUD published a revised Assessment Tool (see Memo, 7/20) to be used to complete an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), as required by HUD’s new affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) rule (see Memo, 7/13). Comments on the Assessment Tool are due August 17.
August 12, 2015
Hear from Chapter 40T advocates as they warn about the potential loss of affordable housing units in this wbur story: "Mass. Advocates Warn Of Loss Of Thousands Of Affordable Housing Units."
For more information about Chapter 40T, visit CEDAC's website: http://cedac.org/housing/preservation.html
August 10, 2015
On August 6, 2015, CHAPA and the Mel King Institute co-sponsored a breakfast forum, "What do the Supreme Court Ruling on Disparate Impact and HUD’s Final Rule Mean for Fair Housing?"
Click here for materials from the forum.
August 4, 2015
Mass. Foreclosure Petitions Increase In June
BOSTON, Aug. 4, 2015 – Mass. foreclosure petitions rose in June, posting an 81 percent increase compared with June 2014, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. This marked the 16th consecutive month of increases in petition filings.
July 31, 2015
13A Tenant Outreach Program RFQ
Deadline - September 11, 2015
The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) seeks qualified organizations and individuals to provide tenant outreach services for tenants currently residing at expiring use 13A properties. This Tenant Outreach Program (TOP) will provide information to tenants at all expiring use 13A developments.
July 23, 2015
Last week, Governor Baker signed the FY2016 State Budget. He also issued vetoes affecting important affordable housing, community development, and homelessness prevention programs.
These vetoes include:
July 16, 2015
DHCD has posted a Draft FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, including a Draft FY 2015 Action Plan. During the public review period, DHCD will hold the following public hearing and will accept written comments until August 3, 2015.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
10:00 am – 11:00 am
MA Dept. of Housing and Community Development
100 Cambridge Street
Conference Room A, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
July 8, 2015
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a final rule today to equip communities that receive HUD funding with data and tools to help them meet long-standing fair housing obligations in their use of HUD funds. HUD will also provide additional guidance and technical assistance to facilitate local decision-making on fair housing priorities and goals for affordable housing and community development.