Housing Action Task News Today

There are some 300 qualified applicants on Martha’s Vineyard waiting for affordable rental units; over 600 units of housing has fallen from the Island’s housing market over the last decade, while 1,400 new seasonal houses have been gained; nearly half of the housing stock on Martha’s Vineyard is vacant year-round: These are some of the […]

Money, infrastructure, policy changes, and a lot of collaboration are necessary to create and incentivize more affordable year-round housing on Martha’s Vineyard. Those were the take-aways of the first meeting of the island’s newly created Housing Action Task Force.

Politicians and representatives from off-Island communities urged Vineyard residents and officials not to delay efforts to mitigate the Island’s housing crisis Thursday evening, during the first meeting of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Housing Action Task Force. Drawing around 80 attendees, the newly created task force’s inaugural meeting served as a weighty reminder of the urgency […]

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has officially announced the upcoming launch of its Housing Action Task Force, which is focused on finding solutions to the Island’s housing crisis.  Through collaborative efforts among members of the towns’ affordable housing committees, planning boards, Island stakeholders, and housing advocates, the Housing Action Task Force (HATF) plans to build upon, […]

NANAIMO - Changes to the way required construction permit applications are handled at the provincial level are hoping to have a positive effect on hou...

A new provincial permitting strategy aims to streamline the approval process for developers looking to build h...

British Columbians are about to learn how the provincial government plans to overcome barriers to new home development.

Eby made the announcement Monday morning in Vancouver.

Eby made the announcement Monday morning in Vancouver.

Eby made the announcement Monday morning in Vancouver.