The MAHC Board looks forward to welcoming 300 housing, business, and policy leaders to learn and plan for a Maine where all people have a place to call home. Featuring post election policy forecasts from federal and state experts; panel discussions on land use policy; and an insurance market overview. Agenda here. Speaker biographies here.
NLIHC Releases State and Local Tenants Protections Case Studies
NLIHC’s released research exploring habitability protection measures in New Orleans and Cincinnati. Read the new case study. Nationwide, over six million families live in housing with serious health and safety hazards, including holes in walls and windows, broken heating and plumbing, pest infestations, falling plaster, mold, missing smoke detectors, crumbling foundations, leaking roofs, and more.
Bipartisan Policy Center Terwilliger Center Events & Recordings
11/19 - Preservation: An Essential Response to the Housing Affordability ChallengeHear from Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s Sara Bronin, HUD’s Sarah Molseed, and LISC’s Mark Kudlowitz as they discuss innovative affordable housing preservation programs at the local, state, and federal levels. Register now
MaineHousing Releases Affordable Home Ownership Program RFP
Click here for the 2024 Affordable Homeownership Program (AHOP) RFP and Program Guide. Some small adjustments have been made, of note is that it is now a Request for Proposal process and not a “walk-in” program.
MaineHousing Schedules Public Hearing on 2025 Weatherization Program - - 11/19, 9:30 am
MaineHousing will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed U.S. Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program State Plan for Fiscal Year 2025 at 9:30 a.m. on 11/19. To listen or testify virtually, please contact the Board Administrator no later than 5:00 p.m. on 11/18 at 1-800-452-4668 or via e-mail: BoardAdmin@mainehousing.org. Here is a copy of the proposed 2025 State Plan. Oral comments may be presented at the hearing. Written comments must be submitted by 11/27 at 5:00 p.m.
Affordable Housing Deliveries to Peak in 2025
Deliveries of fully affordable housing is forecast to reach 69,600 units this year and then hit a multiyear peak of 70,500 units in 2025 before a looming slowdown in the following years, according to a new Yardi Matrix report. Read more.
Blueberry Fields Cooperative Preserves Housing in Bath
Two bills that MAHC supported in the last legislature came together to keep 277 homes affordable for Maine people this week. Kudos to MAHC members Genesis Community Loan Fund, M&T Bank and Cooperative Development Institute for making this happen. We need to build more homes in Maine, but saving affordable homes is equally important. MAHC advocated in support of the nation leading 60 day resident opportunity to purchase law that provides residents time to organize for purchases like this, and testified in favor of the $5 million fund to invest in preserving affordable manufactured housing for Maine people. Maine Public story here
Thank you - 2024 Housing Policy Conference Sponsors
