Yearly Archives: 2007

Commercial Real Estate Braces for Roller Coaster Ride as we Head Into 2008, According...

As companies sit on their hands and adopt a 'wait-and-see' approach, the economy poises itself for a resolution: How deeply will the rollicking financial...

Single Family Home Prices Fall for First Time Since 1994

Most Overvalued Markets Seeing Steepest Price Drops WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Insight, the world's leading company for economic and financial analysis and...

MINTZ LEVIN ESTABLISHES PRACTICE GROUP DEDICATED TO SUBPRIME MARKET CRISIS

Multi-disciplinary Group Advises Clients on Full Range of Legal Issues in Wake of Subprime Market's Collapse  BOSTON, MA - December 3, 2007 - Responding to an...

Subprime Crisis Exposes Deficiencies in Risk Management Among Financial Institutions Globally

New TowerGroup Research Explores 'Multifunctional Integration' as the Positive Side of Risk NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent crisis in the subprime lending...

Massachusetts Awarded $3.2 Million for Affordable Housing

Amherst, Boston, Haverhill, Hull, Plymouth, and Worcester Initiatives Will Create 252 Rental and Ownership Units BOSTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank...

Cubellis Selected to Serve as Project Architect on New Challenger Learning Center

Firm Will Provide Integrated Services for New Center that Incorporates 'Green' Design Features Into learning Mission FREEHOLD, N.J., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubellis, a national...

Majestic Properties Launches A Nationwide Developer Tour Entitled: Global Property Showcase

On November 26, 2007, Global Property Showcase (GPS) will kick off a new exposition dedicated to bridging the gap between worldwide developers and consumers...

DebtX to sell $26 million of CU’s foreclosures

BOSTON (11/20/07)--DebtX, the electronic debt exchange agency selected by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to manage the sale of foreclosed home...

September Housing Sales in Massachusetts Down After

Sales volume and median home prices stay steady in third quarter WALTHAM, Mass. – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that the number...

RISI Predicts Housing Affordability To Improve 15% By Early 2008

BOSTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that the RISI Housing Affordability Index...

Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention

Governor Patrick’s five point foreclosure prevention plan is designed to keep people in their homes and stabilize neighborhoods across the Commonwealth: Neighborhood Stabilization Pilot...

Simon Property Group Teams Up with Boston Celtics to Offer New Gift Card

Portion of Proceeds to be Donated to Shamrock Foundation, Simon Youth Foundation INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) and the Boston...

Industrial Real Estate Markets Remained Stable in Q3, but Deceleration is Becoming More Evident,...

BOSTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. warehouse market continued its upward trajectory during the third quarter of 2007, but the deceleration noted in...

ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTHA COAKLEY ISSUES FINAL MORTGAGE BROKER AND LENDER REGULATIONS

New Regulations Will Ban Unfair or Deceptive Lending Practices That Contributed to Foreclosure Crisis BOSTON - Today, Attorney General Martha Coakley filed finalized regulations with the...

U.S. Office Market Marches Forward Despite Growing Uncertainty in Q3, According to Colliers International

BOSTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. office market showed modest gains in the third quarter, closing the July through September period with the...

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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