Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA)

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Former Commission Chair Scott Haggerty, who retired from MTC in 2021 after more than 20 years of service representing Alameda County, died Sunday in Tennessee. He was 68. Mr. Haggerty, who was elected...

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Three projects supported by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments received awards this month from the Northern California chapter of the American Planning...

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Two apartment buildings in St. Helena will maintain their affordable rents – and the tenants will keep their homes – thanks to a partnership between a local property owner, nonprofit housing...

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority’s (BAHFA) Doorway Housing Portal received a Eureka! Award for Regional Excellence from the California Association of Councils of Governments (CALCOG) yesterday...

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An El Cerrito Plaza BART Station affordable housing project, which celebrated the start of construction this week, had an early infusion of dollars from the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA)...

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) recently finalized a collaboration with Tesseract Capital Group that will help preserve up to 99 affordable homes for families in San Rafael’s Canal...

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Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) staff, in partnership with the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University, launched a new virtual community last month to support...

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA)’s work to preserve existing housing that lower- and middle-income residents can afford got an important boost last week when the state Legislature passed...

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today released the first components of its Bay Area Eviction Study – the first study of its kind to look at the rates and characteristics of evictions...

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today announced the addition of Lydia Tan and Carol Galante as advisors to help guide BAHFA through its strategic planning process. Tan has deep roots as...