Housing News

STATE UPDATES Housing Bond Bill Remains in Conference Committee

  CHAPA Breakfast Forum:   Planning Ahead for Elder Housing Needs

Commonwealth Housing Task Force   WELCOMING COMMUNITIES COMPETITION REQUEST FOR IDEAS   Commonwealth Housing Task Force Expanding Opportunities Committee   Fall 2013  

  Provide your direct input to CHAPA by taking our "Community Survey on CHAPA Policy Priorities"   CHAPA wants your input on our policy work for 2014 so that we can effectively address the biggest barriers to the production and preservation of affordable housing for low and moderate income households.

  CHAPA recently sent a brief questionnaire to all ten candidates for Congress for District 5 in Massachusetts.  A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district will take place on December 10, 2013, due to the resignation of Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate.  Primary elections are scheduled for October 15.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has posted a detailed contingency plan for a possible lapse in appropriations on their website. To view the full document please click here. 

Thank you to those who were able to attend the CHAPA Young Professional Group's Brown Bag lunch with Rachel Bratt, " The US Housing Crisis - 5 Years Later," on Wednesday.  Rachel drew a wonderful crowd and we hope everyone enjoyed the presentation.

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has issued its 2013 Draft Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice and will post information on the public hearing and comment process on its website when it become available.  

STATE UPDATES Housing Bond Bill Heads to Conference Committee

Mayor Thomas M. Menino is proposing a goal of building 30,000 homes in Boston by year 2020. The plan calls for $16.5 billion in public and private investment. Recommended steps include selling large chunks of city property, increasing fees on developers to help fund affordable housing, and approving some of the 3,600 housing units awaiting city permits. Click here for link to the report and further information.