The Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance (MSGA) has launched “Great Neighborhoods,” an initiative to establish partnerships with municipalities and community-based organizations to help create communities with a high quality of life that are affordable, diverse, and walkable.
Housing News
Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance (MSGA) launches “Great Neighborhoods” Initiative - June 17, 2010
June 21, 2011
June 21, 2011
Please click here to view The State of the Nation's Housing 2010.
June 21, 2011
Please click here for the Budget and Legislative Priorities document.
June 21, 2011
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative
June 21, 2011
Washington, DC – On May 28th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, legislation that would provide vital tax cuts and support for American workers while also investing in American jobs through tax relief for businesses and investments in infrastructure.Please click here to read the full press release.
June 21, 2011
Please click here to download a copy of the plan.
June 21, 2011
State Updates
Senate Committee on Ways and Means Releases Budget; Affordable Housing a Priority
On May 19, Senate Ways and Means released its FY’11 budget proposal. The funding recommendations would provide appropriate levels of funding for several key affordable housing and homelessness prevention priorities. This includes $37.9 million for the Mass. Rental Voucher Program, $64.5 million for State Public Housing, and $1 million for RAFT.
June 21, 2011
Please click here to visit DHCD's website where you will find a notice on and text of the regulations.
June 21, 2011
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that the Obama Administration will work with Congress to find ways to help state and local governments more effectively combat the ongoing effects of the housing crisis and home foreclosures through additional funding for the Department’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and foreclosure prevention counseling.
June 21, 2011
Please click here to read the text of the The Preservation, Enhancement, and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act of 2010 (PETRA).
A section-by-section analysis of PETRA can be found here.