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Administration says Affordable Homes Act and other tools are boosting housing production but lawmakers press for more homeownership focus
Summary
Governor Healey’s administration defended its FY 2026 housing investments — citing increased unit approvals and programs such as HDIP and volume cap allocations — while lawmakers urged clearer targets and larger commitments for affordable homeownership to reduce racial ownership gaps in cities such as Boston.
Housing and homeownership took up sustained questioning at the first FY 2026 Ways and Means hearing on March 5 as members pressed the administration to show how House 1 and other actions will help get homes built and support ownership for historically displaced communities.
Secretary of Housing officials (and the governor in her remarks) cited the Affordable Homes Act — a multi‑billion dollar bond and enabling package — and recent administration initiatives as major steps to increase housing supply. The administration told legislators that statewide housing production approvals increased from roughly 8,000 funded units in 2003 to nearly 12,000 in 2024, and highlighted HDIP and mass housing financing…
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