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Links of Interest
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Web Site
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Description
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Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP)
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The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) is a statewide public non-profit affordable housing organization that works in concert with the Governor and the state Department of Housing and Community Development to help increase the supply of affordable housing in Massachusetts.
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Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
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The Department of Housing and Community Development offers programs, housing and funding to communities to serve those with low to moderate incomes.
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Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
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Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) is the non-profit umbrella organization for affordable housing and community development activities throughout Massachusetts.
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Mass Housing
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"MassHousing is the state's affordable housing bank... Our purpose is to provide home ownership and rental housing opportunities for Massachusetts residents with low and moderate incomes who are under-served by conventional housing markets."
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Mass General Laws Chapter 40B
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For Affordable Housing Regulations see Sections 20-23 (Low/Mod Income Housing)
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State Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI)
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View the list of all communities showing their progress towards achieving 10% affordable housing.
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Income Limits
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HUD User data on income limits
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Mass Housing Mortgage Calculator - What can I afford?
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HUD User
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"HUD USER is your go-to source for accurate housing research and information. Over 1,000 publications and data sets are available on our site, and most of them can be downloaded for free."
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Design Advisor
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"If you're part of the solution to America's critical affordable housing challenge, this site is for you. The Affordable Housing Design Advisor brings together experience and ideas from successful affordable housing projects all over the country, and the people who developed, designed and built them."
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SMART growth links
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DHCD encourages housing development that is consistent with smart growth, sustainable design and green building practices.
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Smart Growth Toolkit
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"This Toolkit provides easy access to information on twelve different planning, zoning and subdivision techniques that will make smart growth a reality in your community."
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40R
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Introduction to 40R (Smart growth toolkit)
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Inclusionary Zoning
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Introduction to Inclusionary Zoning (Smart Growth Toolkit)
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Local Initiative Program Guidelines (1.2MB)
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DHCD Publication (Nov 2006) on Local Initiative Program. Guidance for public officials, housing developers and other interested parties.
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Taking the Initiative: Affordable Housing Strategies Guidebook
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MHP has excerpted parts from the comprehensive Taking the Initiative Guidebook. Published in March 2003, this resource is a how-to guide on how to make affordable housing efforts a reality in your community and a good resource for communities trying to figure out how to make housing efforts a reality.
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Developing Housing on Public Land (June 28, 2006)
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This MHP guidebook is designed to help communities develop affordable housing on public land. Information is provided that will help a community go through the housing development process in a sequential manner.
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Affordable Housing via CPC
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Commissioned by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP), the report measures how CPA funds have been used in the 111 communities that have adopted the law, and examines the conditions in place in communities where CPA funds were used for affordable housing.
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Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (Jan. 2005)
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On Jan. 7, 2005, Gov. Mitt Romney signed a law that expands the power of a local housing trust fund so it can own and manage real estate, not just receive and disburse funds. In addition, MHP asked noted municipal attorney Kathleen M. O'Donnell of Kopleman & Paige to write a brief summarizing the key points of the new law.
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