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Assistant Program Manager Job Opening at CHAPA - August 10, 2009

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 9:31am

At the request of municipalities and state agencies, CHAPA serves as a monitoring agent for some mixed-income housing developments in Massachusetts.  This involves ensuring that income-eligible low and moderate income households occupy the affordable units, and managing the refinancing and resale of those units.  

 

CHAPA is seeking an Assistant Program Manager to carry out the following responsibilities on a part-time (3 days/week) basis:  

Housing Briefs - August 5, 2009

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 9:30am

State Updates

Legislature Adds $1 Million to Public Housing and $1 Million to RAFT Following Patrick Budget Vetoes

Treasury Department Releases Progress Report on Making Home Affordable Program - August 5, 2009

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 9:29am

 

Making Home Affordable Program on Pace to Offer Help to Millions of Homeowners

Public Release of Data Provides Transparency on Servicer Performance

HUD Releases Proposed Fair Market Rents for Section 8 Program - August 3, 2009

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 9:28am

Click here to view the 2010 Proposed Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Program.

Mass Economy Expected to Grow in Third Quarter (MassBenchmarks) - July 31, 2009

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 9:27am

Economic activity in Massachusetts is estimated to have declined at a 1.6 percent annualized rate in the second quarter of 2009, according to the MassBenchmarks Current Economic Index. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today that the national economy declined at an estimated annual rate of 1.0 percent during the same period. In the first quarter of this year, the state economy declined at a 4.0 percent rate, as compared to a 5.5 percent rate of decline for the U.S.

House Passes HUD FY2010 Appropriations Bill - July 28, 2009

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 9:27am

H.R.3288

TITLE: Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

House Financial Services Committee Passes Section 8 Voucher Reform Bill - July 24, 2009

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 9:24am

Washington, DC - The Financial Services Committee today approved H.R. 3045, the Section Eight Voucher Reform Act of 2009. The landmark bill would reform the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental housing assistance to 2 million low-income families nationwide. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), was approved by a vote of 41- 24.

Please click here to read the full press release.

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