Now in its ninth year, the Greater Boston Affordable Housing Design Competition is designed to focus a new generation of thinkers on issues related to affordable housing.  By matching graduate students with professionals, the competition provides the opportunity to...

Please click here to read DHCD's memo.

The State's Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development has released A Framework for Action: The State Regional Economic Development Strategy. A Framework for Action is the product of an extensive review of plans and analyses prepared by public agencies and...

Please click here to view CHAPA's amended budget analysis, which reflects the partial restoration to housing programs.

Summary of the Plan Fact Sheet from U.S. Treasury Consumer Q & A

Congressman Frank filed The TARP for Main Street bill (HR 3068) the last week in June, which calls for funding for NSP 3, among other things.  A brief summary is below: TARP for Main Street Bill Housing Trust Fund – Sec. 2 Capitalizes the National Affordable Housing...

HUD has scheduled a series of webcasts pertaining to ARRA implementation.  They are all next week, May 12, 13, and 14.  A description of each webcast, their dates and times can be found here. The HUD webcast home page can be found here, where you can also link...

FHFA has stated that business will continue as usual at the Enterprises during the conservatorship—this applies to both their single-family and multifamily businesses. Please click here to view the full announcement.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a new program designed to greatly reduce preventable foreclosures with a simplified, streamlined loan modification program to get struggling homeowners into mortgages that they can afford. FHFA believes it is an achievable...

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