Last month, IBA announced the launch of the Moonshot Home Buyers program, a community-focused initiative designed to support individuals on their journey to homeownership. As part of the launch we welcomed 10 enthusiastic IBA affordable housing residents into the program, ready to begin their path to owning a home and securing their financial future....
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Next month, Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll will make history as one of the first all-women Governor-Lieutenant administrations in the United States. We could not be more excited to welcome such a fantastic duo, and we eagerly await the policies they will enact to improve the lives of people across the Commonwealth. In reference to their ...
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Millions of Americans dream of homeownership and the financial and housing stability it provides. However, the current economic climate and housing market have made purchasing a home nearly impossible for many families and reinforced existing racial wealth gaps in both Boston and across the country. Home prices in Greater Boston are drastically out of reach for most residents. Accor...
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PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTIONThe Project is the redevelopment of the site of the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts which was located at 85 West Newton Street. IBA had to demolish the structure in 2020 due to severe structural conditions. The site is 9,301 square feet with frontage on West Newton Street, and adjacent to the City of Boston’s O’Day Playground. The ...
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In 2021, Michelle Wu made history as the first woman and woman of color to be elected Mayor of Boston. Her win symbolizes a wave of change and, with it, brings hope for reform in our city. Throughout Wu’s campaign, the affordable housing crisis remained at the...
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During the month of November, we want to take the time to reflect on the work we do at IBA, and to express our gratitude for the generous and continued support of our donors. We are grateful for the partnerships and investments of both individual and corporate donations, grants, and supporter fundraising events that allow us to continue to elevate and strengthen our efforts to provide affordabl...
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On August 26, the Supreme Court lifted the Biden administration’s nationwide moratorium on evictions with a narrow 5-4 vote. This decision has left over seven million households, many of which are behind on rent, in jeopardy of being evicted from their homes. Addr...
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Como propietario de viviendas asequibles, y al desarrollar nuevas viviendas que cumplan con esta función, el objetivo principal de IBA es proporcionar un entorno, seguro y saludable que proporcione una calidad de vida digna para familias y adultos mayores de recursos bajos a moderados. Desde 1968, IBA ha creado más de 1,000 unidades de vivienda y actualmente posee una cartera de vivie...
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Access to affordable housing has a long, bleak history here in the United States. Along with an immense shortage of available housing units, or an estimated deficit of 3.8 million needed homes, there is a much more malicious factor that has plagued many individuals’ ability to access affordable housing for gen...
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As the Boston mayoral race heats up and the field continues to narrow, affordable homeownership is becoming an important campaign topic for Boston’s remaining candidates. In a recent Boston Globe article, each candidate shared personal stories of...
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On May 15, a federal judge ruled that the emergency ban on U.S evictions exceeds the CDC’s legal authority, causing housing uncertainty for many low-income tenants. This federal ruling, among other concerning news regarding housing policy, has sparked calls to action from advocacy gr...
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In recent years, public officials have worked to address Greater Boston’s affordable housing crisis through policies that bolster the affordable housing market and create new opportunities for low-income households. These policies have helped make safe and secure housing accessible to more Greater Boston residents, but the work is not over. The first step to creating a more equitable housing sy...
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Long before the COVID-19 public health crisis, there was a need for more safe and secure housing that was affordable and accessible to individuals and families across the country. Now, as the Biden-Harris Administration settles into the White House amid a pandemic that has disproportionally impacted low-income communities, this need has grown both more urgent and more challenging to address, as...
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Last January, we created a list of top affordable housing policies to watch in 2020. Little did we know that just a few months later, these policy agendas – and everything else – would be changed by a public health crisis. As we look back on the past year, one thing is clear: the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the widespread disparities in our society, demonstrating the necessity of creating...
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Over the past few months, we’ve seen long-standing socioeconomic and racial inequities exposed at the local, regional and national levels, as the impacts of COVID-19 have disproportionately affected vulnerable individuals and families. During this moment of extreme hardship, change and reflection, it’s crucial that we examine the state of affordable housing and acknowledge the impact that the p...
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