Abigail Brone
Housing ReporterAbigail is º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's housing reporter, covering statewide housing developments and issues, with an emphasis on Fairfield County communities. She received her master's from Columbia University in 2020 and graduated from the University of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ in 2019. Abigail previously covered statewide transportation and the city of Norwalk for Hearst º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Media. She loves all things Disney and cats.
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Republican state lawmakers are taking issue with a broad proposed housing bill that would override local laws, boost affordable housing and establish more protections for unhoused people. -
El incremento de los alquileres y de las tasas de interés hipotecarias está ejerciendo presión sobre el mercado de vivienda en el condado de Fairfield. Ante este panorama, los desarrolladores en º£½Ç»»ÆÞ buscan estrategias para aliviar la carga que enfrentan los arrendatarios de ingresos medios. -
Un nuevo programa en Hartford transformará terrenos baldÃos en nuevas viviendas. -
Town officials in Trumbull recently took out their frustrations with the state’s affordable housing laws during a meeting with a developer proposing 100 apartments. -
A New Haven program designed to help lower income families switch their homes from oil heating to high-efficiency electric heat pumps has been halted. Federal funding that was already approved, was revoked. -
The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act would create a new tax credit to developers, incentivizing them to build and restore homes in communities with high poverty rates and low homeownership. -
Many renters are being forced to pay more than they can comfortably afford for an apartment, and other renters are opting for apartments below what they could afford, leaving less options for lower-income renters.
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Residents gathered at the state capitol to draw public attention to living conditions at the Manor House apartments and seek a meeting with property management. -
The town of Fairfield had to prove at least 2% of its housing stock was affordable to secure the moratorium on affordable housing construction. The state mandate is for 10% affordable housing stock. -
º£½Ç»»ÆÞ housing advocates and renters who depend on federal aid are grappling with the threat of potentially losing that assistance amid federal job cuts.
