Groundbreaking at Carlos Vega Townhomes
I had a great time on Friday attending the groundbreaking at Carlos Vega Townhomes, an 18 unit renovation project serving Continue Reading »
Around the Valley
Events in and around Western Mass. related to affordable housing
Update on Lumber Yard Project in Northampton
Awesome video of Joanne Campbell providing a virtual tour of the Lumber Yard project. Congratulations to Valley Community Development Corporation Continue Reading »
#Resist and Real Estate Taxes
Many people (including me!) paid all of their Massachusetts property taxes in 2017 in order to maximize the deductibility Continue Reading »
New Challenges to Increase Housing Opportunities
Affordable housing advocates in communities with high rents have known for a long time that Section 8 vouchers often don’t Continue Reading »
Presentation on G.L. c. 40B and Additional Resources
It was a pleasure to be included on a panel at the 11th Annual Fair Housing + Civil Rights Conference Continue Reading »
Thank you Hilltown CDC!
Many, many thanks to all my friends at Hilltown CDC and their special guest Representative Steve Kulik (@repstevekulik) for a Continue Reading »
Recent Affordable Housing Events
There has been a lot of activity around affordable housing in Western Massachusetts recently. On September 25, the community came Continue Reading »
Get Ready for Pedal Poker V!
To all my colleagues, friends and relations, please join us for Valley CDC’s (Fifth Annual) Pedal Poker Run at Look Park on Continue Reading »
Valley CDC Gains Major CITC Doncation
In case you missed the article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Florence Savings Bank has announced a significant contribution to Continue Reading »
CITC Success Story
The first year of development under the Community Investment Tax Credit program is just completed with some outstanding results for Continue Reading »