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Applications for Rental Relief Fund reopened

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The City of Boston has made $5 million available to aid residents at risk of eviction, with up to $4...

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Housing Stability Pledge for landlords aims to prevent evictions

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Landlords who sign the pledge will commit to working with tenants to avoid evictions for unpaid rent...

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Mayor files ordinance to equip residents with information on eviction rights, resources

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The new ordinance will require constables to provide information on eviction help.

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Resources for tenants at risk of eviction available ahead of lift on statewide eviction moratorium

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Massachusetts statewide eviction moratorium is slated to end October 17

Funding doubled for seniors to replace heating systems through Seniors Save

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The program helps older Bostonians in replacing faulty heating systems to prepare for cold weather.

A.O. Flats housing development opens at Forest Hills

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The mixed-income, transit-oriented, and eco-friendly development is near Forest Hills T Station.

Construction starts on second phase of Parcel 25 in Mission Hill

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New transit-oriented development will offer 46 units of affordable family housing, underground...

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$30 million in new affordable housing funding announced

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Funding promotes the Mayor's Carbon Neutral 2050 goals and supports Boston's homeless and/or aging...

Garden at Magnolia renovation moving forward

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Community Preservation Act and Department of Neighborhood Development funding will help kickstart...

New community garden celebrated in Dorchester

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A long-vacant lot on Geneva Avenue has been transformed into a beautiful community gathering space.

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Preservation of 97 affordable units started in Roxbury

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Building on his commitment to creating and maintaining affordable housing in the City of Boston...

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Alcalde Walsh dedica $5 millones adicionales al ‘Rental Relief Fund’ de Boston, anuncia segunda ronda de aplicaciones

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Un total de $8 millones ayudará a prevenir el desalojo de residentes que han perdido ingresos debido...

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Another $5 million dedicated to Rental Relief Fund; second round of applications open soon

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A total of $8 million will help prevent displacement of residents who have lost income due to the...

COVID-19: Housing response

COVID-19: Housing response

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We have information about housing resources in the City of Boston amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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$3 million fund to help Bostonians pay their rent during COVID-19 pandemic

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Recipients will have to demonstrate financial need, such as loss of income.

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City of Boston increasing care capacity, targeted interventions for those experiencing homelessness

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a comprehensive plan for individuals experiencing homelessness...

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Boston home sale prices rose by lowest level in a decade

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Creating more access to homeownership opportunities is one of the goals of Mayor Walsh’s...

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Boston had lowest year-over-year increase in rents since 2014

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According to an analysis of Boston rental data from 2018 to 2019, rental prices increased an average...

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Home foreclosures in Boston dropped more than 60 percent in 2019

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Citywide, foreclosures were reduced from 103 to 40, a 61-percent reduction.

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New affordable housing permits in Boston rose to more than 25 percent of all units permitted in 2019

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The permits reflect a shift to increase affordable units in Boston's neighborhoods.

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Petition signed for a transfer fee on real estate sales to generate additional funding for affordable housing

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Following months of collaboration with the Boston City Council, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today signed a...

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Mayor Walsh signals support of transfer fee on real estate sales to generate additional funding for affordable housing

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh signaled his formal support of a proposal to implement a transfer fee up to 2...

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$4.7 million awarded to create 157 housing opportunities for homeless youth, young adults in Boston

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The funds are a first step in the new action plan Rising to the Challenge, which aims to prevent and...

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Pine Street Inn supportive housing project approved in Jamaica Plain

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The housing is for formerly homeless individuals supported by Boston's Way Home Fund.

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Boston's first LGBTQ-supported senior housing development created

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The former Barton Rogers School will provide 74 income-restricted rental units for seniors, along...

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Grand opening held for We Grow Microgreens urban farm in Hyde Park

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The urban farm was made possible thanks to land made available by Boston's Department of...

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City of Boston awarded $4.3 million to aid lead paint abatement in low-income homes

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$4.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to further...

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Groundbreaking of Hearth at Four Corners

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54 units of supportive, affordable housing with green efficiencies, and on-site services to be built

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Dr. Taylor Cain appointed to lead Boston's Housing Innovation Lab

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i-Lab Team explores, experiments, and evaluates solutions to accelerate innovation in the housing...

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New $30 million affordable housing funding round

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$30 million targets new green zero emission affordable housing for low income Bostonians and those...