March
16
2020
Here is the 2019 MHP Annual Report financial summary. A narrative report on MHP's affordable housing activities in 2019 and 2020 will be published in early 2021.
February
10
2020
One year after changing its requirements to help more credit-worthy buyers, MHP’s ONE Mortgage found that its decision delivered more opportunity for low- and moderate-income homebuyers of color.
February
7
2020
On Jan. 30, 2020, Michelle Apigian of ICON Architecture gave this presentation on Passive House design at Finch Cambridge. Her presentation was part of an MHP workshop for nonprofit affordable housing development staff and others interested in incorporating sustainable features into their projects.
February
7
2020
On. Jan. 30, 2020 at MHP, Jane Carbone of Homeowners Rehab Inc. (HRI) presented this explainer on how HRI has evolved in incorporating sustainable design into its affordable housing developments, leading up to Finch Cambridge, a 98-unit affordable housing project built to Passive House standards.
February
7
2020
On Jan. 30, Passive House Massachusetts Executive Director Aaron Gunderson presented this explainer at an MHP workshop for nonprofit affordable housing development staff and others interested in incorporating sustainable features into their projects.
January
1
2020
Read about the origins and history of ONE Mortgage, and how its unique features have helped over 22,000 low- and moderate-income families buy their first home, half to people of color. The program was created in 1990 to address findings of racial discrimination in mortgage lending in Boston and was soon offered across statewide. It is successful because it breaks down barriers that used to prevent creditworthy families from buying a home, especially minority families and those living in historically under-served neighborhoods