Program funds, tax credits used to build, preserve 1,218 apartments in 20 communities

MA - August 14, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Deval Patrick today pledged more than $142 million from state housing programs and equity leveraged from private sector investment in low-income housing tax credits to support projects statewide that will yield 1,218 rental apartments, 1,124 of which will be affordable for low- and moderate-income residents. more »

Event offers homeowners opportunity to sit down with nonprofit counselors and mortgage lenders

Boston, MA - August 14, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Today NeighborWorks America is bringing its national foreclosure prevention campaign to Boston-area homeowners in partnership with the HOPE NOW Alliance, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation.  more »

Month-to-month gains continue and months of supply
down to its lowest level in a year

WALTHAM, Mass. - July 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both single-family home sales and condominium sales were down 14.9 percent and 20.3 percent respectively in June compared to the same time last year.  more »

May home sales still down compared to the same time last year, but experience smallest drop since September 2007

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both single-family home sales and condominium sales experienced their biggest April-to-May percentage increase in the past 10 years. more »

Waltham, Mass. – Robert Authier of Harvard, Mass., chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®, was named the recipient of the National Association of REALTOR® (NAR) 2008 William R. Magel Award of Excellence.  It is the highest honor a REALTOR® association executive can earn.  Authier will be formally recognized at the NAR annual convention in Orlando, Fla. this November. more »

Dreaming of owning your own home?It’s never too early to begin planning. A series of classes presented by HAP will cover all aspects of buying a home. Specifically designed for first-time homebuyers, the course is certified by the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative, more »

Decision prevents premium hikes for FAIR Plan policy holders across the state

BOSTON – Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes today denied the FAIR Plan’s request for a 25% increase in coastal homeowners’ insurance rates, bringing to a close a rate proceeding before the Division of Insurance that began in March 2007.  more »

WALTHAM, Mass. – April 28, 2008 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both single-family home sales and condominium sales were down in March compared to the same time last year.  However, on a month-to-month basis, there was a 26 percent increase in single family home sales and a 32 percent increase in condominium sales compared to February 2008.  While the increase is significant, this type of jump is typical of the spring home buying market.  more »

Redevelopment of the Boston Housing Authority’s “most troubled’’ housing development will result in 266 new affordable apartments in townhouses and mid-rise buildings

BOSTON – MassHousing announced loan commitments today of up to $15.1 million for the final two phases of the four-phase redevelopment and revitalization of the Franklin Hill Public Housing Development in Dorchester. more »

BOSTON– Monday, April 7, 2008 – Governor Deval Patrick today made two announcements relative to renewable energy in Massachusetts – a second phase of expansion by Marlboro-based Evergreen Solar at its manufacturing facility in Devens, and a year’s worth of progress with state agencies adopting renewable energy under the Governor’s “Leading By Example” Executive Order. more »