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Pittsfield Housing Trust Looks to Involvement with CPA Process

The Affordable Housing Trust will offer its expertise for Community Preservation Act applications related to housing.

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Habitat for Humanity Making Plans for Williamstown's Summer Street Lot

Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity is making plans to develop four single-family homes on a Summer Street residential lot the Affordable Housing Trust acquired in 2015.

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Williamstown Housing Trust Awards First-Time Homeowner Grant

A representative of lender Greylock Federal Credit Union told the trustees that the would-be homeowner would have needed help from family to make the purchase happen, but for the grant from the town.

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Exorbitant Housing Prices, Limited Options for Pittsfield Residents

Local leaders highlighted housing needs at a public input meeting with the Affordable Housing Trust on Wednesday.

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Williamstown Housing Trust Exploring New Ideas

In the former, they talked about following models in other communities that allow higher grants for income eligible homebuyers or pursuing partnerships with homebuilders that might have more capacity than the non-profit Habitat for Humanity, which relies on volunteer labor for much of the work.

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Pittsfield Housing Trust Explores Relationship Between Energy Efficiency and Affordability

On Wednesday, the Affordable Housing Trust looked into energy costs as a challenge of affordable housing with presentations from the Berkshire Community Action Council and the Berkshire Environmental Action Team.

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Affordable Housing Trust Talks Preservation of Pittsfield Units

Affordable Housing Trust member Michael McCarthy asked his colleagues: How do we leverage trust fund monies for quality affordable housing?

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Williamstown's Water Street Project Pared to 21 Units

Developers looking to build mixed income housing at the site of the former Grange Hall on Water Street have again modified their plans, this time lowering the number of units to 21.

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Council Subcommittee OKs Pittsfield Affordable Housing Trust

On Monday, the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee unanimously voted in favor of the trust. It will be sent to the full council next week.

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Williamstown Housing Trust Moves Toward Land Acquisition

The board of the town's Affordable Housing Trust is moving ahead with plans to acquire more residential lots in town.