Gov. Maura Healey wants to separate housing and economic development in the state’s bureaucracy, mostly to give housing production the enhanced focus she says it desperately needs. But Healey doesn’t want to completely shatter the connection between the two topics.
Massachusetts renters who seek state aid to avoid eviction will face new requirements and a revised application process in less than a week, a sudden shift that prompted dozens of housing advocates to demand lawmakers intervene and stave off a “disgraceful and unnecessary outcome.”
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development has denied MassLandlords’ request to see where rental assistance was spent, or where applications were denied. The result is that $400 million of our public funds were spent in secret, with no public oversight. Landlords should be outraged.
As nonprofits, landlord and tenants fiercely advocate for an extension or solution, the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire this weekend.
Massachusetts may be in line to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to renters from the federal government thanks to the latest COVID-19 relief bill, but the infrastructure needed to quickly distribute those funds to tenants and landlords is still getting up and running.
Real estate investors should pay special attention to downtown areas of Brockton, Fitchburg, Lowell, Lynn and Worcester, where overlapping HD zones and Opportunity Zones are within walking distance of commuter rail stations.
Seven local housing authorities suing the DHCD for what some are describing as an “overreaction” to an almost decade-old scandal at the Chelsea Housing Authority that is causing experienced staff to retire early.
According to DCHD records, 42 cities and towns have now adopted smart growth zoning, covering over 2,300 acres which can accommodate 22,213 dwelling units. But so far only about 3,750 dwelling units have been built or permitted, an increase of about 1,250 units since 2014.
Community-based organizations serving low-income families, women and children have long understood the benefits of integrating housing and early education services as core aspects of their missions serving these vulnerable populations.
Residents living at the 250-unit Pequot Highlands in the gateway city of Salem will see critical repairs made to the property and an increase in affordability for lower- and moderate-income households as a result of $41.2 million in MassHousing financing.
