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AG Healey Supports Legislation to Protect Vulnerable Homeowners Through Tax Foreclosure Reform

In an effort to protect vulnerable homeowners in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office today sent a letter to the Joint Committee on Revenue in support of legislation to improve the tax foreclosure process

AG Cautions Homeowners to Shop Wisely When Hiring a Contractor for Rooftop Snow and...

Following record breaking snowfall throughout the Commonwealth, Attorney General Maura Healey cautions homeowners to do their homework when selecting contractors to remove snow and ice from their roofs and to take actions to avoid becoming victims of scams

Mayor Menino Welcomes New Homeowners for Final Phase of Orchard HOPE VI Redevelopment

November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Menino today welcomed new homeowners to Twenty at Luma, the final phase of the Boston Housing Authority’s Orchard HOPE VI Redevelopment effort. Currently, seven families have moved in and others are due to be moving in during the next few weeks.

Homeowners Urged To Return Applications For SBA Disaster Loans

ANDOVER, MA - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) officials have heard it all when it comes to homeowners who tell them why they aren’t going to apply for a low-interest disaster loan.

Patrick Administration Announces Multi-State Agreement with Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation

Model Agreement Will Bring Relief to Homeowners. BOSTON, MA - June 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Patrick Administration’s Division of Banks today announced a major agreement with Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation (TBW) regarding its mortgage lending practices for so-called “nontraditional” loans made in 2006. This agreement will result in a detailed review of TBW’s nontraditional loan exceptions, the adoption of the federal loan modification program to assist struggling homeowners, and the payment of $9 million to assist the states in their oversight of mortgage origination practices.

MassHousing Honors Bank of America for Lead Paint Removal Lending

BOA was 2008 top producing lender of MassHousing’s Get the Lead Out Program BOSTON, MA June 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — MassHousing recently honored Bank...

East Cambridge Savings Bank is a MassHousing Approved Lender

BOSTON, MA - April 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — MassHousing announced today that East Cambridge Savings Bank is now an approved lender of MassHousing’s MassAdvantage™ family of affordable home loan products to low- and moderate-income homebuyers.

Springfield, Free Workshop for New Homeowners, October 15 & 22, 2007

NEW HOMEOWNERS -- HOW IS HOMEOWNERSHIP TREATING YOU?Now that you own your own home, come join us to learn more about: creating and maintaining...

Real estate recovery slow as sellers lower expectations

The gap between what homeowners are asking for their homes and what buyers are willing to pony up has been slowly decreasing, but houses...

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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