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HUD and Justice Department award $100,000 to help youth in Boston find jobs and...

In an effort to help young people in Boston involved in the justice system find jobs and housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) joined City of Boston Mayor Martin Walsh to announce $100,000 for the Boston Housing Authority and the Greater Boston Legal Services Inc.  to address the challenges justice-involved individuals face when trying to find work and a place to call home.

Mayor Walsh Releases Quarterly Housing Report

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that according to the City's quarterly housing report, Boston remains on target to meet the goal of creating 53,000 units of housing by 2030. This quarter, 565 new housing units were permitted, for a total of 17,183 units that have either been permitted or completed since the launch of the administration's housing plan, Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030, in October 2014.

MassHousing Honors Residential Mortgage Services for Being the Top-Producing Lender of MassHousing’s Home Loans...

MassHousing has honored Residential Mortgage Services (RMS) for being the Agency's top retail producer of home mortgage loans in 2015, an award RMS has achieved for the second consecutive year.

Mayor Walsh Announces New Funding for Homelessness Services in FY17 Budget

Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced significant investment for homelessness services Boston to further the goals of the city's Action Plan to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness in Boston. The increased funding for homelessness services is included in the Mayor's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17).

Compromise Proposal to Raise Massachusetts Net Metering Caps Reopens State for Business

State legislators reached a much-needed end to the solar impasse in Massachusetts, when the House and Senate agreed on legislation to raise the state's net metering caps by 3 percent. Following is a statement on the agreement from Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Logan Cleaners Strike in Coordination with Airport Workers Nationwide for Better, Safer Airports

Boston joins with workers at nine other airports who together are taking a stand for $15, union rights, and a safe workplace BOSTON - (RealEstateRama)...

Solar Impasse Costing Massachusetts Hundreds of Millions in Lost Revenue, Investment

Inaction on raising net metering caps and reforming the Commonwealth’s Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) program has stopped construction of more than 500 solar projects valued at $617 million, which is costing cities and towns $3.2 million in annual tax revenues, according to analysis conducted by Vote Solar and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Corcoran-Suncal Successfully Hosts Community at Open House for Initial Review of Design Plans for...

First look at proposal for BHA-backed reimagining of affordable housing project into mixed-income community CHARLESTOWN - March 29, 2016 - (RealEstateRama) - Corcoran-SunCal, in partnership...

Bipartisan Massachusetts Lawmakers Show Great Leadership In Pressing Pro-Solar Legislation

Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), applauding 100 members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for writing House leadership in support of legislation to assure strong net energy metering policies.

AFP Massachusetts Chapter Diversity Fellowship Program

Encouraging diversity within the fundraising profession. The AFP Massachusetts Chapter Diversity Fellowship provides up to ten qualified individuals annually with two year scholarships that include

Mild Weather, Low Mortgage Rates and Moderating Home Prices Lead to Record Number of...

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) reported today that homebuyers took advantage of mild winter weather, moderating home prices and mortgages rates hitting a 12-month low (3.695%*) to push pending home sales up to their highest level in the month of February since MAR began recording this data in 2004. Unsurprisingly, Realtors® confidence in the market was positive again in February.

Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds MERS as a Mortgagee with the Right to Assign the...

MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court, in affirming the dismissal of a borrower’s wrongful foreclosure lawsuit against a loan servicer, upheld MERS’ interest as the mortgagee and the right to assign the interest

Buyer Demand Keeps Massachusetts Home Sales Strong to Start 2016

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) reported today that 2016 started where 2015 left off with closed sales continuing to go up on strong buyer demand. Activity in the final months of 2015 pushed closed sales to its highest levels for a month of January since 2004. While single-family closed sales were up, median prices were essentially level compared to the same time last year. Condominium sales also closed up with median prices down almost one percent

More Warm Weather Allows for a Strong Start to the Year in Pending Sales

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) reported today that buyers benefited from a mild-weather month in January to push pending home sales up almost 40 percent from last year. Realtors® confidence in the market was positive again in January. This month’s “Hot Topic” question finds that the majority of listings Realtors® saw in the past six months did not have any “smart home” features, like a thermostat or security system controlled via internet-connected devices.

Massachusetts Closed Home Sales Reached New December Highs 2015 was strong year for sales...

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) reported today that 2015 closed out with seven straight months of sales increases with December having the most closed sales of any December since 2004. Median prices were also up for seven straight months as home values neared pre-recession peaks. While condominium sales were up in December, prices were flat from 2014.

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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