Press Releases
Attorney General Martha Coakley Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Option One and H&R Block, Accused of Deceptive and Discriminatory Lending Practices
November 13, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
BOSTON, MA - November 13, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has obtained a preliminary injunction against Option One Mortgage Corp. (“Option One”) and H&R Block Mortgage Corp. (“H&R Block Mortgage”), subprime lenders that originated thousands of loans in Massachusetts. The order, granted Monday by Judge Ralph D. Gants in Suffolk Superior […]
Mortgage Subsidy Program
October 29, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
October 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Town of Amherst is currently accepting applications from moderate-income households, whose incomes are below 80% of the HUD defined area medium income, to participate in the Town’s mortgage subsidy program to purchase a home in Amherst, MA.
Lancaster REALTOR Named Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year
October 16, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
Waltham, MA - October 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) announced today that Gary Bourque of Lancaster, a state-certified real estate training instructor and owner of Central Mass. Appraisals, Inc. and a broker/co-owner of Realtyology, Inc. in Leominster, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Massachusetts Real Estate Educator […]
Attorney General Martha Coakley Reports to Congress on Mortgage Industry’s Lack of Action on Loan Modifications
September 18, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
AG submits testimony to Congressman Frank’s Committee; testimony included below
BOSTON, MA - September 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley submitted testimony to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee regarding her office’s findings and observations with regard to the lack of progress in securing mortgage loan modifications for homeowners who are […]
Attorney General Martha Coakley Obtains Consent Judgment Against Springfield Landlord Accused of Housing Discrimination
September 17, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
SPRINGFIELD, MA - September 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office obtained a consent judgment against a Springfield landlord accused of unlawfully discriminating against prospective tenants because they sought to use public assistance housing vouchers to rent the units.
Governor Patrick Pledges $142 million in Public and Private Resources to Develop Affordable Rental Housing
August 14, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
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, […]
NeighborWorks America Sponsors Boston-Area Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
August 14, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
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.
Massachusetts Home Sales Down in June and Second Quarter
August 1, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
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.
Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® CEO Robert Authier Receives Highest National REALTOR Executive Award
June 17, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
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 […]
Springfield, Homebuyer Education Course, June 21 & 28, 2008
June 17, 2008 Posted by Massachusetts Real Estate
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,