President-elect Joe Biden has selected US Representative Marcia Fudge (OH) as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Rep. Fudge has represented Ohio's 11th Congressional District since 2008. The Congresswoman serves on the House...

On December 3, the Legislature sent their final FY2021 state budget bill to Governor Baker for his signature. The Governor now has 10 days to sign the budget, veto, or send items back to the Legislature with amendments. The Legislature's budget makes significant...

Yesterday evening, December 3, the conference committee released the FY2021 conference budget. For each of CHAPA's priorities, the budget contains the higher appropriation amount from the versions passed by the House or Senate! Click here for an overview of an...

Ch. 40H Community Development Corporation Certification Presentation - Joe Kreisberg New Foreclosure Law, An Act to Stabilize Neighborhoods - Barbara Anthony

Years without accountability for Wall Street and big banks brought us the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the loss of 8 million jobs, failed businesses, a drop in housing prices, and wiped out personal savings. The failures that led to this crisis...

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Please click here for CHAPA's FY 2011 Budget Analysis. Click here for The Building Blocks Coalition's FY 2011 Budget Priorities.

Database of Expiring Use Properties in Massachusetts 2010 (PDF file) Notes to Accompany 2010 Expiring Use Database Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation

The FY11 - 15 capital spending plan has been released. View the Overall Capital Plan. View a comparison of Housing Capital Spending in FY11 versus past years here.

Please click here for the bill text. Please click here for an analysis of the bill from Enterprise.