Housing & ADUs In the News
New ADU Lending Products Thanks To Seamen's Bank and CDP Collaboration
By partnering with Seamen's Bank, the Lower Cape Community Development Partnership is hoping a new program will clear the way for the creation of more accessory dwelling units (ADUs), thereby boosting the region’s affordable housing stock.
“We need to get creative and have options in order to address the affordable housing crisis on Cape Cod,” CDP President Jay Coburn said.
Year-round rental: Cape groups match potential tenants with local homeowners
Clarke, along with her mother, sister, 4-year-old niece and a friend moved into the year-round, five-bedroom, two-bath rental on Feb. 1. She and her family have been looking for a house to rent for five years.
Prior to moving into her new home, she had been living at the Truro Motor Inn since 2018. Her mother had been there since 2016.
TOWN UPDATES
HARWICH:
Voters unanimously approved changes to the town's ADU Bylaws on Tuesday, May 2nd, that will make the process of creating an ADU more accessible to homeowners.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD TOWN WARRANT WITH ADU BYLAW CHANGES (Page 42)
WELLFLEET:
Only 18% of Wellfleet’s residential properties are primary residences.
Housing must be a high priority, Curley said. “We just need help with housing,” he said. “It’s undermining everything. It’s undermining us as a town to hire staff, but it’s not just us having that difficulty. Outer Cape Health Services are having trouble recruiting doctors and nurses."