Housing

A new program provides up to nine months of rent for Connecticut residents in CareerConneCT workforce training, using $30 million in COVID-19 relief funds.

New Canaan will be forced to accept new affordable housing developments following a Department of Housing decision not to extend the town's affordable housing moratorium that lapsed in 2021.

A bill that would prevent foreclosure on homes for unpaid sewer fees of less than $4,000 was recently approved by the state Senate.

Of the state's 169 municipalities, 34 have not submitted affordable housing plans, required by June 2022.

A $1 million renter's emergency fund established by the Hartford City Council will enable residents to afford upfront housing costs and prevent evictions and homelessness.

Connecticut is working to increase housing inventory and options, with about 3,500 units in construction across the state. Cedar Pointe apartments in Newington will add 100 affordable housing apartments to the market in the coming months.

Rent growth decreased for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, but Connecticut rent is still higher than prior to the pandemic and isn't set to decrease soon.

The 69-unit affordable housing complex in New Haven will be the second in the country to use the sustainable mass timber construction method.

A Stamford-based affordable housing nonprofit will expand access to rehabbing multifamily homes with $3.7 million in federal funding.

The city of Hartford is utilizing unused office space and converting them into apartments to respond to the housing demand.