A CHFA blog
The Intersect
CHFA research, interviews, market analysis, and housing news.
Housing and Mobility and Opportunity: An Interview with Cesar Aleman
In the second interview in our "Housing and..." series, we explore how trust, choice, and community-led action can reshape pathways to upward mobility.
The Impact of Time To Own
Launched in June 2022, Time To Own (TTO) has significantly improved first-time homebuyers’ ability to compete in the historically competitive Connecticut housing market.…
Housing and Community Health: An Interview with Dr. Paul Dworkin
This is the first in CHFA's new interview series, "Housing and...", exploring how housing connects with and influences various aspects of our communities, such as health…
From Mill to Community: 85 Tremont Brings 82 New Affordable Units to Meriden
CHFA Financing and Tax Credits to Support 82 New Affordable Rental Units in Meriden
Housing needs dashboard and video series
CHFA and the Partnership for Strong Communities have partnered on an HNA explainer video series covering
What Does The Data Say About Connecticut's Housing Stock?
This past November, we had the privilege of presenting at the Partnership for Strong Communities annual Affordable Housing Conference. With partners from the real estate…
CHFA’s Quarterly Housing Market Rundown: Q1 2023
Since the introduction of this blog series, CHFA has been tracking and reporting on the continuous decline in residential properties available for purchase. Inventory re…
CHFA’s Quarterly Housing Market Rundown: 2022 Year in Review
The Intersect first launched its quarterly rundown in February 2022 with the goal to bring readers a succinct but informative bulletin on the state of Connecticut’s hous…
CHFA’s Quarterly Housing Market Rundown: Q3 2022
With another quarter behind us, the Intersect presents the third issue of the CHFA Quarterly Housing Market Rundown. In this issue, we reflect on the first six months of…
Highlighting Data & Resources at CHFA
Summer may be in full swing, but things are just as busy over at CHFA. A number of you have reached out in recent weeks about housing data and research. While we love he…
CHFA’s Quarterly Housing Market Rundown: Q2 2022
With the first quarter behind us, the Intersect is back to bring you CHFA’s Quarterly Housing Market Rundown. In this issue we provide an update on Connecticut rental ma…
Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Developing and Preserving Affordable Housing
Connecticut households face high energy bills, and energy costs fall hardest on low- and moderate-income households. Renters have less control over building efficiency. …