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Boston awards $28 million to a dozen housing projects

BOSTON – Working toward offsetting a housing crunch that has rents soaring, the city awarded $28 million in funding to help finance more than 800 new housing units, drawing from developers' linkage fees and a mix of federal and local money, according to a statement Tuesday from Mayor Marty Walsh.

Barack Obama

Diversity push adds federal muscle, new directives show

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's strategy to foster diversity in the nation's suburbs by using Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations now involves two other federal agencies: the Education and Transportation departments. That development emerged this week from a "Dear Colleague" letter outlining a

Massachusetts

Baker outlines plan to add affordable housing

BOSTON – A capital budget set to be unveiled by Gov. Charlie Baker later this month will include a large investment aimed at the need for affordable housing options in Massachusetts. Speaking to a room of housing developers from across the country Monday, the first-term Republican said that $1.1 billion

fraud

The diversity fraud

Diversity is among the most abused words in the English language, and in today's hyper-politicized society, it is fashionable to talk about it endlessly. To many, it is an obsession. Universities are infatuated with it (see Missouri, Columbia, and Princeton). Corporations race to be the most diverse and

baltimore

HUD mandates ‘affordable housing’ in affluent suburbs

(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has started its push to expand low-income housing into "higher opportunity areas." The Department of Housing and Urban Development last week announced a "landmark" settlement agreement with Baltimore County that will serve as a catalyst to "promote housing mobility"

Massachusetts

BRA wins 6 more years for urban renewal in Council vote

BOSTON – The Boston City Council approved a six-year extension of the Boston Redevelopment Authority's urban renewal tools to develop more than 3,000 acres of property in 14 different areas of the Hub. Councilors voted 10-3 on Wednesday in favor of the extension, which is four years less

boston

Project aims to add 710 housing units to Boston’s South End

BOSTON – Plans are firming up for a new residential development in the South End that promises to add 710 units to Boston's housing stock, according to the companies behind the project. Called the Harrison Albany project for the two main thoroughfares that border the property, the plan calls

Massachusetts

Bay State housing proposals detailed in Senate report

BOSTON – Arguing the need for a "revolution in housing production" to keep pace with demand, a report released Wednesday by a Senate committee recommends 19 proposals taking aim at everything from foreclosures to gentrification, homelessness, preservation, production, public housing, support services and zoning. Along with support for housing-related