Abigail Brone
Housing Reporter for Southern Connecticut-
Vietnam veteran and Bridgeport resident Leonard Hunter received a home renovation complete with a new kitchen and flower beds as part of the program from Rebuilding Together Hartford. -
A new program provides up to nine months of rent for Connecticut residents in CareerConneCT workforce training, using $30 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
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New Canaan will be forced to accept new affordable housing developments following a Department of Housing decision not to extend the town's affordable housing moratorium that lapsed in 2021.
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A bill that would prevent foreclosure on homes for unpaid sewer fees of less than $4,000 was recently approved by the state Senate.
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Of the state's 169 municipalities, 34 have not submitted affordable housing plans, required by June 2022.
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A $1 million renter's emergency fund established by the Hartford City Council will enable residents to afford upfront housing costs and prevent evictions and homelessness.
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Connecticut is working to increase housing inventory and options, with about 3,500 units in construction across the state. Cedar Pointe apartments in Newington will add 100 affordable housing apartments to the market in the coming months.
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Gov. Ned Lamont addressed realtors at the Connecticut Association of Realtors conference at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford Monday afternoon. Lamont offered advice on how to attract residents and sell homes.
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Rent growth decreased for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, but Connecticut rent is still higher than prior to the pandemic and isn't set to decrease soon.
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The 69-unit affordable housing complex in New Haven will be the second in the country to use the sustainable mass timber construction method.
