Housing News

HUD Releases the 2014 Area Median Income Limits 

Unprecedented $18.3 Million Collaboration Secures Senior Affordable Housing for Decades to Come

Social Explorer collaborated with the Census Bureau to create 

Funding Announced to Modernize and Preserve the State's Public Housing Stock 

The passage of a budget spending cap for FY2014 by the House, and expected passage next week by the Senate, Congress will quickly turn to finalizing appropriations for FY2014.   Supporters of housing programs are urged to contact their Representatives and Senators to ask them to restore funding to key programs that were deeply cut under sequestration, as detailed in the below Action Alert from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).

STATE UPDATES Upcoming Hearings There are three budget and housing hearings coming up this week and next:

MassDevelopment Bonds Help Preserve Affordable Housing Units in Boston and Cambridge - December 10, 2013 

NOTICE OF ISSUANCE ON COMM-PASS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR SERVICES RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ASSET DEVELOPMENT, AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION Document Number: DHCD2014-04S

Please visit our new Public Housing Reform  page as a resource for those interested in the question of how to preserve and improve the State-aided public housing system. Topics covered are an introduction to the issue, background on the current system, system challenges and current legislative proposals and position papers on the subject. To learn more visit the new page here!

Notice of Funding Availability Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund