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Massachusetts communities now have a new tool to create more starter homes for young families and first-time buyers. Starter Home Districts give cities and towns a clear path to adopt local zoning for modest-sized homes and qualify for state incentives. mass.gov/news/healey-dr…

Massachusetts homeowners now have a new way to finance an ADU. @MassGovernor and @MassHousing just launched a new statewide loan program offering fixed-rate second mortgages of up to $250K to help eligible homeowners build ADUs and add more housing. mass.gov/news/governor-…

Interim Secretary Jennifer Maddox and HLC staff appreciated the opportunity to testify before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Monday in Barnstable. Grateful for the chance to share progress, discuss priorities and answer questions on housing across Massachusetts.

Greater Boston, join the HLC Office of Fair Housing for a listening session on Tuesday, March 10, at 1 p.m. at Suffolk University Law School. Come share barriers and opportunities you see facing the region and help inform the work of the office. Register: mass.gov/FairHousing

Residents of the Cape and Islands, we want to hear from you! Join HLC for a virtual Fair Housing listening session on Monday, March 9, at 1p.m. to share what barriers you see in your community and your ideas to make housing fairer for everyone. Register: mass.gov/FairHousing

In Berkshire County, home prices rose 76% over the last decade and the region added just 1,500 new homes in 10 years. A Home for Everyone — the state’s first-ever statewide housing plan — details regional challenges to help communities plan ahead: mass.gov/info-details/b…

Read the Senior Housing Commission 2025 report: mass.gov/doc/senior-hou…

Read the Extremely Low-Income Housing Commission report: mass.gov/doc/eli-housin…

@MassGovernor and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus thanked three Affordable Homes Act commissions for delivering final reports on Accessible Housing, Extremely Low-Income Housing and Senior Housing. Thank you, commissioners.

Today is Secretary Ed Augustus’ last day. Thank you for leading with urgency, partnership and heart — and for showing up in communities across MA. Grateful we could celebrate yesterday with @MassGovernor and @MassLtGov. Wishing you the best, Secretary Augustus.

The first $1.9M in Seasonal Communities grants will help keep 14 communities affordable and will expand housing for year-round residents — unlocking 229+ homes. mass.gov/news/healey-dr…

Help shape fair housing solutions in your region — share barriers you’re seeing and what would make housing more open and welcoming. Updated schedule (Cape & Islands rescheduled due to the blizzard): March 9, 10, 12, 16, 18. Register: mass.gov/FairHousing

Due to the blizzard, we’ve extended the deadline for the ADU Design Challenge. New deadline: Monday, March 2. Submit: mass.gov/ADUchallenge #ADU #Housing

Darkened offices can become new homes. In our latest #AHAMoment, Secretary Ed Augustus explains how the Affordable Homes Act created the Commercial Conversion Tax Credit Initiative and why it brings new neighbors downtown. First awards are out now.

Grateful for Secretary Augustus’ leadership advancing the Affordable Homes Act, MBTA Communities implementation, public housing investment and reforms to better support families in need. Augustus will become CEO of @UniBankMA, a Central Mass. community bank.

Secretary Ed Augustus will step down Feb. 27 after three years leading the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. Deputy Secretary Jennifer Maddox will serve as interim secretary until Matias begins April 1.

@MassGovernor is appointing Juana Matias as Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities. Matias previously served as HUD Regional Administrator for New England and as a MA state representative. mass.gov/news/governor-…

Affordable Housing Development Grant Program awards will support 15 developments totaling 1,008 homes statewide, including 903 affordable homes and 284 homes for extremely low-income households, including those transitioning from homelessness.

Office conversion projects will create 339 homes in Boston, Fitchburg, New Bedford, Pittsfield and Worcester by turning vacant commercial buildings into new housing and bringing more life back downtown.

$8.4M in first Commercial Conversion Tax Credit awards will create 339 homes by converting vacant or rundown commercial buildings. @MassGovernor also announced $139.5M via the Affordable Housing Development Grant Program to support 1,008 homes statewide. mass.gov/news/governor-…