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Housing News
New York Times Editorial Supports Bill to Reinvigorate Federal Tax Credit Program – May 17, 2010
May 14, 2010 - New York Times carries an editorial explaining the importance of Senator Cantwell's and Senator Bingaman's bills to reinvigorate the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. This editorial is the result of hard work by Enterprise Community...
Governor Patrick Approves FY’11 Budget – July 2, 2010
Housing Programs FY 2011 June 30, 2010 Budget Analysis
DHCD Promulgates Regulations to Implement Affordable Housing Preservation Law, CH. 40T – May 21, 2010
Please click here to visit DHCD's website where you will find a notice on and text of the regulations.
HUD Releases Report on FHA Finances – November 13, 2009
Washington, DC – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner David H. Stevens today briefed members of the media, industry leaders and congressional Members on the FHA’s financial...
New Center for Housing Policy Study Finds Homeownership Remains Unaffordable for Many Key Workers – March 24, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Michele Anapol (202) 466-2121, Ext. 226 manapol@nhc.org Laura Woods (202) 466-2121, Ext. 240 lwoods@nhc.org HOMEOWNERSHIP REMAINS UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY KEY WORKERS, DESPITE LOW INTEREST RATES AND STEEP DROPS IN HOME PRICES New Study...
A Message from CHAPA’s Executive Director Regarding the Defeat of Question 2 – November 4, 2010
Dear CHAPA Members: On behalf of the board and staff, I want to offer my sincere thanks to everyone who worked on the Campaign to Protect the Affordable Housing Law. With your help, we were able to achieve a decisive victory of 58% to 42%, which was the largest margin...
Rentals Harder to Find, Afford (Boston Globe) – August 10, 2010
The region’s rental market has tightened in recent months, with apartment vacancies falling and rents rising for the first time since the beginning of the economic crisis. Analysts said the changes, while small, signal a market shift that is making apartments harder...
Patrick-Murray Administration Targets $153.9 million Statewide to Build, Preserve Affordable Rental Housing – January 11, 2010
As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray were in New Bedford today to announce that the state will invest $153.9 million in resources...
Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposes New Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – February 18, 2010
Washington, DC -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a proposed rule to the Federal Register establishing new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) gave FHFA authority for...
National Low Income Housing Coalition Releases Annual Out of Reach Study – April 22, 2010
Despite the emphasis on homeownership and the marginalization of renters, renter households still make up fully one-third of the households in the United States — almost 38 million households. Out of Reach is a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every...