POAH Plans Upgrades After Lynn Housing Acquisition
A Boston nonprofit will launch a building renovation program in 2025 to address deferred maintenance following its acquisition of a downtown Lynn senior housing community.
Personnel File – No. 342
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s The Personnel File.
Advocates Celebrate 20K Mass. Affordable Units Preserved by Chapter 40T
In its first 10 years in effect, a state law meant to preserve affordable housing in Massachusetts has protected almost 20,000 units but one national advocate said Wednesday that preservation alone will not be enough to meet the demand for affordable housing.
Far Fewer LIHTC Units Are at Risk of Losing Affordability than Predicted
Among the looming questions about housing preservation that the Commonwealth’s affordable housing advocates and public officials are debating: Will affordable units funded through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program after 1990 be preserved when they hit their 30-year restrictions?
For 40 Years, CEDAC Has Catalyzed Positive Change
In the 40 years since we were established by an act of the legislature, Massachusetts and the community development sector have changed tremendously, and so has CEDAC.
Affordable Housing Next Frontier in Health Care
Affordable housing is the next big frontier in health care, and community development practitioners are catalyzing the growing discussion on social determinants of health, defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and
New Tool in the Fight for Boston’s Affordability
As observers of the Boston real estate market know, our historic city is heavily “built out,” with relatively few opportunities to develop vacant parcels.
Baker-Polito Administration Successfully Preserves Affordable Housing
Preserving affordable housing is an important priority in Massachusetts, and has become a special focus of policymakers and advocates as the region’s hot real estate market has constrained the ability of nonprofit developers and others to produce new affordable units.
CEDAC Increases Limits on Home Modification Loans
A state lending program that helps qualifying participants finance home modifications has increased the maximum loan amount available to eligible borrowers.
Massachusetts Sets Record In Affordable Housing Preservation
Massachusetts preserved more than 6,000 units of affordable rental housing in 2016, according to a statement released yesterday by the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation, the public-private, community development finance agency.
CEDAC Commits $8.5M To Preserve Affordable Housing In Fenway
The Community Economic Development Assistance Corp. recently committed over $8.5 million in financing to Fenway Community Development Corp. to purchase and preserve Burbank Gardens, an existing affordable housing development located in the Fenway.
North Shore CDC Completes Apartment Renovation
North Shore Community Development Coalition recently...
