A new searchable database is being created to help Massachusetts resident find affordable housing units. A charitable foundation and several state housing agencies and affordable housing advocates are getting ready to launch the state’s biggest searchable database of deed-restricted affordable housing.
The goal is to make the Housing Navigator as user-friendly as possible for would-be renters to search and for property managers to post listings. The vision is to list units funded under a wide range of federal, state, and local programs in one place. Eventually, the site may be upgraded to make it easier for people to not just find potential apartments but to apply to rent them.
Advertisement
Related Stories
Affordability
The Disappearing Act That Is Middle-Income Housing
An expert weighs in on the diminishing supply of middle-income housing, which is particularly acute in California, and what to do about it
Off-Site Construction
Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level
Goals for housing innovation and affordability meet in the Utah's passage of a new bill that establishes a statewide modular construction program
Affordability
Affordability Improves, but the Average Worker Still Struggles to Afford a Home
Homeownership around the U.S. continues to require historically large portions of worker wages, a new housing-affordability report finds