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MTC's affiliate, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, this year reached several important milestones as it accelerated its efforts to deliver lasting solutions to the Bay Area’s longstanding...

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) is launching its first homelessness prevention program with an award of $5 million to Napa County to administer a pilot program focused on extremely low...

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MTC’s and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)'s Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) affiliate last week launched its first loan program to promote the construction of affordable...

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Governor Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 1319 , an MTC- and ABAG-sponsored bill by East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks that will ensure the Bay Area can capitalize on future voter-approved...

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MTC is seeking federal funding from the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant program to support regional goals to produce and preserve affordable housing. The PRO Housing...

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MTC/ABAG-backed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1, which would lower the vote threshold for local special taxes and bonds to fund affordable housing, transportation, resilience and other public...

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More than 550 people attended two recent public workshops hosted by the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) to provide information on strategies to work toward meeting the Bay Area’s housing...

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Two public virtual workshops this month will outline the Bay Area’s proposed regional 2024 bond measure to invest in the production and preservation of affordable housing to address the Bay Area’s...

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today launched the Doorway Housing Portal , a hub to easily find affordable housing in the Bay Area. The first-of-its-kind regional online portal was...

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A bill aimed at ensuring the region can make the most of future voter-approved funds was approved by an Assembly committee this week as the Bay Area ramps up to place its first regional housing bond...