Banker & Tradesmen: Hope in Sight for Cape Crisis?
Click here to read the PDF of Banker & Tradesmen's January 2022 article on the Cape's housing crisis.
With Nearly $4.3 Million in Rental Assistance Awarded to Date, Housing Assistance Stands Ready to Support Households Facing Eviction
With the U.S. Supreme Court reversing the CDC’s eviction moratorium yesterday, Cape Codders who are struggling to pay their rent are now at risk of losing their housing. “At a time when Covid cases are rising and our homes [...]
Housing Assistance Keeps Single Mother Stably Housed
When the pandemic hit last year, the hair salon where Melissa* worked shut down for three months. When it finally reopened, “it was extremely slow because no one wanted to come in and get their hair done,” she said. [...]
120 New Affordable Rental Units in Development
Since its inception in 1974, Housing Assistance has developed over 550 units of affordable housing on Cape Cod and the Islands. In the next few years, that number will increase significantly as our agency works to construct three separate [...]
Unpaid Rent May Cause Some Landlords to Sell Rentals
Even before the pandemic hit our economy, Cape Cod was suffering from an extreme lack of rental properties for our workforce. In Barnstable, we had a vacancy rate of less than 1%, when real estate experts consider a 7% vacancy [...]
Ready Renters Program Accepting Applications for Apartments in Barnstable Dennis, Falmouth, Orleans, and Yarmouth
The Ready Renters Program is currently accepting applications on a rolling basis for 5 affordable apartments in Dennis, Falmouth, and Yarmouth through Friday November 20. The available units include: 2-Bedroom Affordable Apartment at 72 Swan River Road in West [...]
APCC and Housing Assistance Partner to Identify Priorities for Conservation and Housing
APCC and Housing Assistance will work with data compiled by the Cape Cod Commission to identify areas both organizations agree are priorities for housing development and those that are priorities for conservation. On behalf of the Barnstable [...]