Local housing nonprofits are eligible for the loans, of up to $1 million, to go toward developing or improving affordable housing.

The state’s high unemployment rate and low apartment availability contributed to the low ranking in a study by consumer review company, Consumer Affairs.

Litchfield County communities are turning to workforce housing as a means to lessen the cost burden on the area’s essential workers.

Seven nonprofit affordable housing providers in Connecticut will receive a portion of an anticipated $2 million in federal funds.

Residents of a Branford affordable housing complex are seeking financial transparency after the Branford Housing Authority has canceled the three monthly meetings so far this year.

Of Vernon’s roughly 16,000 housing units, about 2,500 are designated affordable, and the high affordability rate is intentional, town officials say.

There's a flurry of new apartment construction in New London County. But problems of affordability linger.

Five years since a New Haven house fire killed two tenants, families are suing city officials they claim were negligent.

Many small towns don’t meet a state threshold of having 10% of housing stock considered affordable, according to state housing data. Orange has been at about 1%, but officials are aiming to make progress.

The “Work, Live, Ride,” bill would create financial incentives for cities and towns that create new affordable housing along main bus and rail stops. It failed to pass the State Senate.

Connecticut needs to return to housing construction rates seen in the post-World War II era and into the 1980s, to avoid a spike in the number of low-income families.

Mobile homeowners own the home, but rent the land on which it sits. The bill would provide more protections against rent increases for mobile home residents.