$3 Million in Community Investment Tax Credits to 38 Community Organizations
Housing News
March 4, 2014
February 27, 2014
House Ways and Means Committee Issues Tax Reform Discussion Draft - Revises LIHTC, Other Housing Provisions
February 21, 2014
DHCD Interagency Agreement
Regarding Housing Opportunities for Families with Children
February 19, 2014
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February 19, 2014
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Fellowship
DEADLINES EXTENDED & HBS Real Estate Summit - February 19, 2014
February 18, 2014
The Working Poor Families Project Report
Low-Income Working Mothers and State Policy:
Investing for a Better Economic Future
February 7, 2014
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is pleased to solicit second-round applications for funding that is available through the High Leverage Asset Preservation Program (HILAPP). DHCD developed HILAPP in partnership with MassNAHRO and other affordable housing leaders who are part of the Mixed-Finance and Funding Working Group. DHCD convened this working group in fall 2012 in accordance with recommendations from the Governor's Commission on Public Housing Sustainability and Reform.
February 6, 2014
On February 4, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Project Based Vouchers (PBV) under the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. HUD will award approximately $7 million in HUD-VASH funding through this competition to support approximately 1,000 PBV units. These PBVs will enable homeless veterans to access affordable housing with an array of supportive services. The vouchers will be funded from a set-aside from the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (the Act) (Public Law
January 31, 2014
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for project-based homeownership assistance. The competition will be limited to two types of "highly ready" projects: new projects in areas of opportunity and neighborhood stabilization projects in Gateway cities or certain other weak market areas. Local matching funds will be required. The Department expects to award $4 million in housing bond funds through this competition. It will hold an informat
January 31, 2014
The Office of Housing and Economic Development reported on January 30 that permits were pulled for 7,601 multi-family units (units in buildings with two or more units) in 2013, reflecting the demand that led the Governor to announce a statewide housing production goal of 10,000 multi-family units per year through 2020. As detailed in the announcement, the number of multi-family units permitted in 2013 is the highest reported since 2006. It represents a 50% increase from 2012 (5,019 un