Monthly Archives: October 2013

MassHousing’s Director of Public Safety Receives FBI Leadership Award

BOSTON - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thaddeus Miles, MassHousing's Director of Public Safety, has been awarded the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award for his public safety efforts at housing communities and their surrounding neighborhoods across Massachusetts.

Former Executive Director of Chelsea Housing Authority Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United...

BOSTON - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The former Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director of the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) as well as an inspection consultant were charged today for their roles in rigging the inspection process for federally-funded housing units at the CHA.

Mayor Menino and HUD Secretary Donovan Mark Start of $20.5m Transformation of Dorchester’s Quincy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and the Dorchester community to celebrate the start of a massive revitalization of Dorchester’s Quincy Corridor. The $20.5 million grant is part of HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

Active Summer Real Estate Market Pushed Close Sales and Prices up in September

WALTHAM, Mass. – October 22, 2013 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both sales and prices closed up with double digit increases in September compared to the same time last year. The condominium market also maintained its upward momentum.

CITY OF SPRINGFIELD BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UPDATED VACANT AND FORECLOSING PROPERTY REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

Springfield, MA - October 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced the beginning of the implementation of the City of Springfield’s updated ordinance requiring the registration of vacant and foreclosing properties to protect and preserve public safety, security, and the quiet enjoyment of occupants, abutters, and neighborhoods.

AG Statement on New Regulations Prohibiting Foreclosures During Loan Modification Process

BOSTON - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Martha Coakley issued the following statement in response to new regulations filed by the state’s Division of Banks that prevent lenders from foreclosing on a property if an application for a loan modification is in process

Boston, Massachusetts home search revolutionized with IDX solution on the real estate website of...

EUGENE, OR - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Mario Pavli has adopted his own customizable IDX solution for his real estate website. Boston, Massachusetts home seekers can now find their dream home with the click of a mouse on the website Pavli hosts. Thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) detailed property listings are seamlessly integrated onto the website of Pavli, giving potential buyers a variety of homes available for home seekers to search through.

AG Coakley, Speaker DeLeo File Legislation Limiting Amount of Mandatory Flood Insurance for Homeowners

BOSTON - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to assist homeowners facing significant flood insurance increases due to FEMA’s updated and expanded flood zone maps, Attorney General Martha Coakley and House Speaker Robert DeLeo have filed legislation today to cap the amount of flood insurance mortgage lenders may require of homeowners

AG Coakley Sues Alleged Foreclosure Relief Groups for Soliciting Illegal Fees, Taking More Than...

BOSTON - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A group of businesses that advertised themselves as non-profit foreclosure prevention organizations was sued for allegedly soliciting and spending more than $350,000 in illegal advance fees from distressed homeowners, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today

Rehabbed Properties Spur Turnaround of Blighted Neighborhoods in Brockton

BROCKTON - October 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A year after touring an abandoned property that was being renovated through her Abandoned Housing Initiative (AHI), Attorney General Martha Coakley returned to meet the home’s new owner and tour another property that has since been rehabbed. Through the AHI program, almost 50 homes have now been renovated in Brockton, with property values of those homes rising an average 20 percent for a total increase of $1.2 million.

Boston Public Library Continues Roundtables on Johnson Building Improvement Project

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Boston Public Library continues its series of roundtable discussions to update library users and interested residents on the Johnson Building Improvement Project. The first phase of construction, which involves the second floor of the 700 Boylston Street building, will begin in December of this year. Highlights of the second floor work include a new children’s library and teen room.

MassHousing Sponsoring Free Homebuyer Fair at the Dartmouth Mall on Oct. 5

BOSTON - October 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing is sponsoring a free Homebuyer Fair, this Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dartmouth Mall.

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AG Healey Secures $2 Million in Restitution for 20,000 Massachusetts Homeowners...

One of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers will pay $2 million in restitution to resolve allegations that it violated state law and committed unfair and deceptive practices by charging Massachusetts homeowners for unnecessary fees and overpriced force-placed insurance policies, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today