Massachusetts RealEstateRama

BOSTON, MA - October 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley joined with 49 other Attorneys General and state banking and mortgage regulators from 30 states to form a bi-partisan multistate group to explore whether or not individual mortgage servicers have improperly submitted affidavits or other documents in support of foreclosures without first verifying their accuracy.

BOSTON, MA - October 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recently presented MassHousing with three awards for program excellence at the NCSHA’s 40th annual conference in Boston

WALTHAM, MA - October 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) today announced that the September REALTOR® Market Index (RMI) was down for the fourth straight month compared to the same time last year. While the September REALTOR® Price Index was also down again for the third straight month, it was up compared to this past August.“Uncertainty continues to be the theme echoed by REALTOR® members who responded to the September housing survey,” said 2010 MAR President Kevin Sears, broker/co-owner of Sears Real Estate in Springfield. “While their expectations on prices are down from last year, when activity amidst the first-time homebuyer tax credit was gaining critical mass, the RPI is up from August, most likely due to dropping interest rates.”

Bostn, MA - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tomorrow, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the City of Boston’s Waste Reduction Division will provide Boston residents a way to rid their homes of unwanted electronics, confidential documents, and hazardous waste in an environmentally safe manner

October 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Community development organization Urban Edge honored MassHousing with a Service to Youth Award at the organization's annual meeting, September 28. The award was largely due to MassHousing's ongoing support of employment and leadership programs for at-risk youth at MassHousing and Urban Edge housing communities.

EUGENE, OR - October 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Suburban properties have long been the coveted prize for Boston, Massachusetts area home seekers. Now, IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Nikki Devaux have revolutionized the way potential buyers search for homes online with her IDX enabled website. Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the search page Devaux hosts, bringing thousands of Boston homes to the fingertips of buyers. The convenience and ease that her website brings to home seekers has forever changed the way buyers search for homes online.

October 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced today four groundbreakings at Boston Housing Authority developments that have been made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In September of last year, the BHA was awarded $40 million in competitive ARRA grants which is being used to upgrade four buildings at the Cathedral and Bromley Heath developments, redevelop a portion of the Old Colony development and create a Services Center for Frail Elders at the Amory Street housing development

BOSTON, MA - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thursday, September 30, 2010 – As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration's continuing efforts to promote job growth and long-term economic recovery, Governor Deval Patrick today announced that $980,959 in federal weatherization assistance program recovery funds will be used to replace antiquated, inefficient heating systems at properties operated by 10 public housing authorities throughout the Commonwealth

WALTHAM, MA - September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that single-family home sales in August went down for the second month in a row compared to the year before. Single-family year-over-year median prices went up for the 10th straight month as condominium median prices crossed the $300,000 threshold for the first time since MAR has been tracking median prices.

EUGENE, OR - September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prestige Boston Realty and Timothy Sherman have joined forces with IDX, Inc. to update and transform the real estate website Sherman hosts. Home seekers can now scan the IDX Broker enabled page to search through Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings quickly and efficiently, thanks to the IDX solution Sherman has adopted. With the dynamic tools made available to Sherman, his clients and those just browsing the Boston real estate market, the online property search has been revolutionized. Homes around the Boston Back Bay and surrounding suburbs are now seamlessly displayed on the search page Sherman supports

September 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that his Office of Environment and Energy Services and the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) have partnered to make available $900,000 for energy performance improvements to affordable housing developments throughout Boston. The funds, which will be administered through the Renew Boston and Green Affordable Housing Program, are part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental and Energy Services’ $6.5 million award made in 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

BOSTON, MA - September 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $6.3 million to preserve affordability for low-income families at the 140-apartment Joseph’s House in Fitchburg

September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino and residents of Jamaica Plain’s Mount Pleasant Home (MPH) elderly rental housing development today celebrated the progress of building’s $20 million renovation and expansion project with a ceremonial cornerstone laying as part of the housing facility’s 15th Annual Backyard Party, to which the neighborhood was invited. Upon completion, the renovated MPH will serve a mixed-income senior population with 60 single room occupancy units, as well as common area living spaces, and a medical facility staffed by Brigham and Women’s Hospital that will provide services to tenants and the surrounding community.

September 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA), and Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-NYC), co-chairs of Building America’s Future, announced today that Mayor Thomas M. Menino has joined its bipartisan and national infrastructure coalition comprised of state and locally elected officials to help secure a renewed federal commitment to infrastructure.

EUGENE, OR - September 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Christine Pierce of Success Real Estate has adopted a customizable IDX solution for her real estate website. Thanks to the IDX, Inc. revolutionary technology, home seekers around the Massachusetts Cape can begin searching for a home from the comfort of their own residence. Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings are synced directly with her own properties to give potential buyers a dynamic database of homes to search through. The online property search experience just got simpler and more effective on the professional website of Pierce.