Issue No. 25 Winter 2006
 Community Center
Tools for Housing and Economic Development
 
 
Managing Affordable Housing
Effective management strategies are critical to the long-term health of affordable-housing developments across the region.
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Rebuilding a Community Block by Block Habitat for Humanity of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has helped revive a deteriorating city neighborhood by replacing vacant lots and abandoned buildings with new homes built by their owners.

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Ground-Breaking John A. Moore, senior vice president, CRA officer at Bangor Savings Bank, addresses attendees at the Brick Hill Cottages ground-breaking in South Portland, Maine. Seated, from the left: John T. Eller. senior vice president / housing and community investment, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston; Dale McCormick, director, Maine State Housing Authority; Rep. Thomas H. Allen (D-ME-1); and Dana Totman, president and CEO, Avesta Housing.
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2005 Round Two AHP Awards
2005 Round Two AHP Awards Summary
Housing News in Brief
Staff Changes at the Bank
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Tools Archive
Issue No. 24 Summer 2005
Issue No. 23 Winter 2005
Issue No. 22 Fall 2004
  Managing Affordable Housing: Three Initiatives Profiled
The managers of the AHP-funded Constitution Hill, Maplewood Court, and Haynes House initiatives discuss their management strategies and challenges.
  Renewing the New Markets Tax Credit Program
In its brief period of existence, the NMTC has had tremendous success in strengthening and revitalizing communities in New England and across the country.
  Communities Profit from New Markets Program
A federal plan aimed at spurring economic development in low-income neighborhoods is starting to catch on with developers, housing agencies, and lenders looking for investment opportunities in underserved markets.

  A Downtown Community Takes Shape
The opening of the Union Street Lofts marks a turning point in New Bedford's ongoing effort to revive a once-thriving downtown by developing housing and commercial space in vacant commercial buildings.
  Development and Preservation
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's support for affordable housing and community economic development is contained within a broader commitment to the physical environment of New England.
  Landscape Meets Village in Vermont
Since the late 1960's, Vermont's land-use policy has promoted compact village settlements surrounded by a working landscape.
  Smart Growth Forum
Presenters at the New England Smart Growth Leadership Forum discussed how communities can effectively leverage public, private, and nonprofit sectors to work collectively toward conservation.

  Regulation Changes Proposed for AHP
The Federal Housing Finance Board, the regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks, is proposing to amend the FHLBanks' Affordable Housing Program regulation.
  NEF Helps Turn the Tide in Marblehead
As in many areas of Massachusetts, high demand and short supply have kept housing in Marblehead beyond the means of low- or moderate-income households.
 
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Housing and Community Investment Department 1-888-424-3863
John Eller, Senior Vice President
Mary Ellen Jutras, Assistant Vice President
Ken Willis, Assistant Vice President
Liz Nickerson, Senior community Investment Manager
Theo Noell, Senior Community Investment Manager		 Martin Corona, Senior Community Investment Manager
Tobi Goldberg, Senior Community Investment Manager
Paulette Vass, Community Development Advance Manager
Holly Frades, Housing and Community Investment Assistant
April Gancarz, Housing and Community Compliance Analyst