Groundbreaking at Carlos Vega Townhomes
I had a great time on Friday attending the groundbreaking at Carlos Vega Townhomes, an 18 unit renovation project serving Continue Reading »
Affordable Housing Programs
Federal and state financing programs
Update on Lumber Yard Project in Northampton
Awesome video of Joanne Campbell providing a virtual tour of the Lumber Yard project. Congratulations to Valley Community Development Corporation Continue Reading »
New Challenges to Increase Housing Opportunities
Affordable housing advocates in communities with high rents have known for a long time that Section 8 vouchers often don’t Continue Reading »
Republican Tax Plan to Eliminate New Market Tax Credit
One of the most sinister aspects of the Republican effort to “reform” the tax code is that the effort is Continue Reading »
Fair Housing and Civil Rights Conference
As promised, here are the PowerPoint slides from the presentations made by Shelly Goehring and Rita Farrell of Massachusetts Housing Continue Reading »
Presentation on G.L. c. 40B and Additional Resources
It was a pleasure to be included on a panel at the 11th Annual Fair Housing + Civil Rights Conference Continue Reading »
Law of Intended Consequences
Great article on NPR’s “Marketplace” on how corporate tax credits are affecting the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. All the Continue Reading »
Thank you Hilltown CDC!
Many, many thanks to all my friends at Hilltown CDC and their special guest Representative Steve Kulik (@repstevekulik) for a Continue Reading »
Where Will SJC Come Down on Fair Housing?
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has scheduled oral argument in Burbank Tenants Association v. Kargman, which may be the first Continue Reading »
Development Opportunity Available
MassDevelopment has announced a development opportunity in Devens and Shirley, Massachusetts for senior housing on the site of a former Continue Reading »