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• New National Study Supports Need for Full Investment in Housing Trust Fund, say Advocates

  New National Study Supports Need for Full Investment in Housing Trust Fund, say AdvocatesNJ ranked fifth most expensive state for renters 6/18/2019 According to an annual, national report released today, New Jersey is the fifth most expensive state for ...

• NJ Legislators Commit to Fully Funding Housing Trust Fund

  NJ Legislators Commit to Fully Funding Housing Trust FundOver 150 housing advocates converge on Trenton during annual Legislative Day 6/10/2019 Housing advocates and community developers roamed the halls of the Trenton State House today to ensure that m...

• NJ Senate Sends Land Bank Bill to Governor

  NJ Senate Sends Land Bank Bill to Governor 5/30/2019 The New Jersey Senate today voted in favor of legislation creating land banks, sending the bill to Governor Murphy after prior approval from the Assembly. A land bank is a tool municipalities can util...

• Housing Advocates Applaud Assembly Passage of Land Banks

  Housing Advocates Applaud Assembly Passage of Land Banks 5/23/2019 The New Jersey Assembly today voted in favor of legislation that would allow municipalities to create land banks, a key tool to address vacant, abandoned and nuisance properties. The bil...

• Statewide Housing and Community Development Association Celebrates 30 Years Serving NJ

  Statewide Housing and Community Development Association Celebrates 30 Years Serving NJ 4/11/2019 The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) and 300 supporters celebrated its 30th Anniversary at a luncheon on Wednesday, wit...

• Big Boost for Affordable Homes in Murphy Budget

  Big Boost for Affordable Homes in Murphy BudgetHousing advocates applaud full funding of Housing Trust Fund 3/5/2019 Following Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement that he intends to fully fund New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund in his state ...

• 150 Groups and Individuals Urge Gov. Murphy to Protect Most Vulnerable Residents

  150 Groups and Individuals Urge Gov. Murphy to Protect Most Vulnerable Residents 2/22/2019 Nonprofit developers and community advocates today sent a letter to the Murphy Administration regarding a veto of emergency assistance legislation as well as a bi...

• NJ Housing and Community Development Association Comments on Emergency Assistance Compromise

  NJ Housing and Community Development Association Comments on Emergency Assistance Compromise 2/21/2019 On the heels of the announcement that Governor Murphy and New Jersey Senate Democrats will seek a compromise on Emergency Assistance legislation, Hous...

• Network Statement on Veto of Emergency Assistance Bill

  Network Statement on Veto of Emergency Assistance Bill 1/31/2019 Today, Governor Phil Murphy issued a veto on legislation that would overturn the current lifetime cap on Emergency Assistance (EA) benefits for the homeless to allow the State to provide a...

• Statewide Community Development Association Statement on State of the State Address

  Statewide Community Development Association Statement on State of the State Address 1/15/2019 Following Governor Phil Murphy’s State of the State address, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey’s (the Network) President and ...

• $11B in Tax Incentives Wasted as Residents Struggle to Make Ends Meet, say NJ Housing Advocates

  $11B in Tax Incentives Wasted as Residents Struggle to Make Ends Meet, say NJ Housing Advocates 1/9/2019 New Jersey housing advocates and community developers expressed disappointment today with findings from the State controller’s audit on a NJ E...

• Murphy Signs Bill Keeping People Home for the Holidays

  Murphy Signs Bill Keeping People Home for the Holidays Emergency Assistance benefits to reach more residents in need 12/21/2018 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law legislation that extends Emergency Assistance to people who are caretake...

• Thriving Cities Report Offers Policy Priorities and Recommendations for NJ Urban Revitalization

  Thriving Cities Report Offers Policy Priorities and Recommendations for NJ Urban Revitalization 12/12/2018 The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) today unveiled a report aimed at supporting revitalization efforts in Ne...

• Trump Proposal to Gut CRA Alarms NJ Community Developers

  Trump Proposal to Gut CRA Alarms NJ Community DevelopersOver 80 organizations call for withdrawal of proposed rulemaking 11/19/2018 Nonprofit community developers and housing advocates today sent letters to the United States Department of the Treasury&r...

• Housing Advocates Applaud as Land Bank Legislation Advances

  Housing Advocates Applaud as Land Bank Legislation Advances 10/18/2018 The New Jersey Senate Economic Growth Committee today advanced legislation that would allow municipalities to create land banks, a key tool used in many other states to address vacan...

• Financial, Public and Nonprofit Sector Leaders Discuss 50 Years of Fair Housing and its Future

  Financial, Public and Nonprofit Sector Leaders Discuss 50 Years of Fair Housing and its FutureCommunity leaders and municipal officials honored at NJ community development conference 10/15/2018 On the heels of the 50th anniversary of the Federal Fair Ho...

• NJ Senate Committee Approves Foreclosure Legislation

  NJ Senate Committee Approves Foreclosure Legislation 9/17/2018The New Jersey Senate Economic Growth Committee today voted in favor of legislation that would create the "NJ Foreclosure Transformation Program" for the purpose of purchasing foreclosed resid...

• Over 200 from Health Care and Community Development Sectors Explore Collaborations for Investment in NJ

  Over 200 from Health Care and Community Development Sectors Explore Collaborations for Investment in NJ 8/1/2018 The 2018 Healthy Homes and Communities Summit featured a panel focused on increasing collaboration between healthcare institutions and housi...

• New Report: NJ Stuck as Sixth Most Expensive Place to Rent

  New Report: NJ Stuck as Sixth Most Expensive Place to RentNJ Trust Fund essential to fix ‘Out of Reach’ rents, say advocates 6/13/2018 In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent (FMR) in New Jersey, renters need t...

• WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR USING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND SOLELY AS INTENDED

  Widespread Support for Using Affordable Housing Trust Fund Solely as IntendedMost New Jerseyans See Cost of Housing as Serious Problem in the Garden State 6/7/2018 To read the full report, go to: http://eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu/NJ-housing-affordability-...