Victoria DiLorenzo

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Victoria (Vicki) DiLorenzo is a Policy Analyst at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, focusing on housing policy.

Before joining MassBudget, Vicki was the Executive Director at Right to the City Boston (RTCB), a citywide coalition organizing for policies that prevent displacement and advance housing justice for working-class communities of color. In that role, she anchored organizing efforts for equitable zoning & development, tenant protections, and participatory budgeting. As a graduate student, Vicki researched and authored a report on rent stabilization policy designs to support the work of grassroots housing organizations as they drafted state legislation. Vicki is passionate about advancing housing policies that guarantee dignified and affordable housing for everyone, and is inspired by social housing models that have been successful in other countries.

Prior to this, Vicki worked for several years in higher education at UMass Boston and Harvard University. Vicki holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston, and a master’s degree in Public Policy (MPP) from the Harvard Kennedy School.

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One year into the Affordable Homes Act: What Has It Accomplished and What Else Can Be Done?

The Affordable Homes Act (AHA), a five-year bond bill signed in August 2024, authorized a wide range of capital housing investments through bond spending. Bond ...
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Testimony in support of An Act granting a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing

MassBudget urges the Joint Committee on Revenue to report H.3056 and S.1937 out favorably. A real estate transfer fee can generate significant revenue that would ...
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Testimony in Support of An Act enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants

MassBudget urges the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government report S1447 out favorably. This legislation would allow cities and towns to place limits on ...
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Local Revenue for Affordable Housing: Why the Community Preservation Act Isn’t Enough

Massachusetts' severe shortage of affordable housing is not insurmountable, but existing revenue sources are not sufficient to build and maintain it at scale. The state ...
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Local Revenue is a Key Tool to Advance Housing Affordability

A real estate transfer fee on high-end transactions can raise significant revenue at the local level, allow communities to address local affordable housing needs, and ...
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How big are the investments in the Affordable Homes Act? A closer look at the 2024 housing bond bill

The Affordable Homes Act (AHA) aims to address the state’s housing crisis by authorizing $5.16 billion in borrowing, more than double the size of the ...
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