About MHP

The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) is a statewide public non-profit affordable housing organization that works in concert with the Governor and the state Department of Housing and Community Development to help increase the supply of affordable housing in Massachusetts.

MHP was established in 1985 to increase the state's overall rate of housing production and find creative new solutions to address the need for affordable housing. In 1990, the state legislature took that premise to heart, becoming the first and only state in the nation to pass an interstate banking act that requires companies that acquire Massachusetts banks to make funds available to MHP for affordable housing.

Vision MHP's mission is to push beyond “business as usual” to find creative new solutions that are responsive to community needs and the ever-changing marketplace.	Rental Development Using its bank-funded loan pool, MHP provides long-term financing for the development and preservation of affordable rental housing.
Community Initiatives Believing that strong local leadership and informed local decisions are essential to any housing solution, MHP's Community Housing Initiatives team works with communities, local housing groups and non-profit developers on local housing initiatives.	Homeownership MHP offers the SoftSecond Loan Program, a first-time homebuyers mortgage program for families of low and moderate incomes. For more information about MHP, call (617) 330-9944 x227 or email MHP.