New Bedford City Councilor Shane Burgo, who chairs the Affordable Housing and Homeless Affairs Committee, said “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) wouldn’t solve the city’s housing shortage, but he thinks they could put a dent in it.
Category: Housing
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Bristol County rents rising faster than in other large Mass. counties
“People are going where they can afford to live. … But unfortunately, that puts the people who could barely afford to live in New Bedford in a tough spot — there’s nowhere else to go.” — Joshua Amaral of PACE
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PAACA’s Carl Alves: ‘I’m focused on lives touched’
“It’s about living in gratitude, and I think that’s the No. 1 thing that I’ve learned in my experience here, is to live in gratitude, even during the dark times.”
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‘What am I now? Homeless …’ Meet Adriana, a grandmother now living in her car
Adriana’s experience of getting “squeezed out” of the housing market due to surges in rent is happening to others in New Bedford and the South Coast, as housing advocates and community leaders seek solutions to the region’s housing crisis.
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Readers, advocates comment on the need for affordable homes in New Bedford
As home prices soar, would-be homebuyers stick with renting. Competition for decent rentals is fierce, with landlords taking hundreds of applications per vacancy.
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Advocates: New Bedford’s COVID-19 relief funds should be spent on affordable housing
The housing crisis has worsened over the last several years, and both New Bedford and Fall River have now joined larger cities in seeing rental and mortgage prices increase beyond the reach of average working people — particularly young people starting out.
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Community Preservation Act could fuel 3 affordable housing projects
These government incentive-grants have enabled the preservation and reuse development of historic structures across the city for what New Bedford greatly needs right now — a larger and better-quality affordable housing stock.
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Can ‘10 and Eighth Street’ help ease New Bedford’s housing crisis?
“We’re going to provide safe and affordable housing for the people in New Bedford.” — Attorney Chris Saunders, representing developer Duane Jackson.
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Discourse: Let’s confront housing challenges the New Bedford way
Our region leads the state in evictions, not because of pandemic-related non-payment of rent, but because investors are tossing out families so they can renovate and re-rent at the higher rates they need to make their investments worthwhile.
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Lawmakers demand answers on Bristol County evictions
“The Southeast Housing Court needs to better connect people with the resources available to them rather than moving to evict … The fact that this does not appear to be the case in our cities needs to be addressed immediately.”