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.
Housing News
June 21, 2011
May 14, 2010 - New York Times carries an editorial explaining the importance of Senator Cantwell's and Senator Bingaman's bills to reinvigorate the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. This editorial is the result of hard work by Enterprise Community Partners to explain the importance of the A.C.T.I.O.N. (A Call To Invest In Our Neighborhoods) campaign proposals to the NY Times and other media outlets.
Please click here to read the editorial.
June 21, 2011
Please click here to view the 2010 income limits from HUD.
June 21, 2011
Please click here to view the text of the bill passed by the Senate on April 29, 2010.
Fact Sheet: An Act Stabilizing Neighborhoods, S. 2407
June 21, 2011
Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts surged by double-digit percentages in March compared to a year earlier, while prices for both also continued to rise, according a new report by The Warren Group.
June 21, 2011
Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts increased significantly during the month of March, according to the latest report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. The number of foreclosures initiated by lenders jumped 22 percent from the prior month and 8 percent from a year earlier.
June 21, 2011
Despite the emphasis on homeownership and the marginalization of renters, renter households still make up fully one-third of the households in the United States — almost 38 million households. Out of Reach is a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every county, Metropolitan Area (MSAs/HMFAs), combined nonmetropolitan area and state in the United States.
Please click here to view the study's findings.
June 21, 2011
State Updates
House Ways and Means Committee Releases FY’11 State Budget Proposal
June 21, 2011
Please click here for CHAPA's FY 2011 Budget Analysis.
Click here for The Building Blocks Coalition's FY 2011 Budget Priorities.
June 21, 2011
Please click here to download the report.