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BOSTON - April 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has honored its 2013 top-producing lenders for their commitment to affordable homeownership in Massachusetts while helping to provide more than $1 billion in MassHousing Mortgage loans to nearly 5,000 low and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners

Boston - April 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the Greenovate Boston Mayor’s Carbon Cup, a voluntary recognition program for large hospitals, universities, and commercial building portfolios committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 35% by 2020. In order for the City of Boston to reach its citywide target of reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs) by 25% by 2020, large building portfolios will need to lead by aiming for a higher GHG reduction target.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are there fairies and elves living in Franklin Park? While City officials will not speak on the record, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department appears to be hedging its bets by co-hosting a Fairy Home Building Workshop with the Franklin Park Coalition on Friday, April 25, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the enchanted Schoolmaster Hill portion of Franklin Park overlooking the rolling William Devine golf course

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- WHAT: MassHousing’s Community Services Department is hosting a major conference on hoarding that will feature a number of nationally renowned experts who will discuss their strategies to better understand and respond effectively to the complex issues related to hoarding in housing. The conference, “Using a Team Approach to Address Hoarding in Affordable Housing,’’ is being presented in partnership with the Massachusetts Statewide Steering Committee on Hoarding.

BOSTON - February 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $290,000 to support sober housing programs in Boston, Dartmouth, Norton and Worcester

BOSTON - February 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that Village Mortgage is now an approved lender of MassHousing’s family of affordable, fixed-rate, home loan products for low- and moderate-income homebuyers.

BOSTON - February 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dedham Savings has enhanced its website to include more information for consumers who are interested in MassHousing's family of quality, fixed-rate home mortgage products for low and moderate-income homebuyers.

BOSTON - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed $8.9 million in financing for the renovation and preservation of affordability at the 101-unit Central Annex Apartments for elderly and disabled residents in Pittsfield.

BOSTON - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A real estate developer has been sued for allegedly taking more than $200,000 in advance payments for new, single-family homes in Sharon that were never provided, and refusing to return the deposits, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today.

BOSTON - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed a $2.3 million permanent loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of the 52-unit Counting House Lofts in Lowell Counting House Lofts is being developed by WinnDevelopment of Boston.

BOSTON - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A real estate developer who allegedly took thousands of dollars in advance payments for new, single-family homes that were never delivered, has repaid more than $525,000 to affected homebuyers, and has been permanently required to protect any future consumer deposits, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today

BOSTON - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing and the state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $14.5 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) loan closings today for affordable housing communities in Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Easthampton, Marion, Revere, Springfield, Westford and Winthrop

BOSTON - January 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $7.1 million to preserve affordability for senior citizens at the 125-unit Tecumseh Mill in Fall River. As a condition of the MassHousing financing, Tecumseh Holdings LLC, the property owner, will extended the HUD Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract and the affordability on 124 apartments for 20 years when the current HAP contract expires March 1. One of the building's apartments is occupied by a resident superintendent.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Boston-area housing providers have agreed to pay $12,500, attend fair housing training, and implement new policies to avoid future fair housing violations to resolve allegations of discrimination against families with children as well as violations of the lead paint laws, Attorney General Coakley announced today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) seeks to create a pool of qualified housing search entities (HSEs) to perform specific housing search tasks to assist in finding community-based housing for adults with disabilities and elders served by the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration grant, the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers, and MRC state-funded programs