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BOSTON, MA - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Dorchester House Apartments (a.k.a. The James Kelly House Apartments), a 91-unit apartment complex for Dorchester Seniors will continue to provide affordable rents well into the future thanks to a new loan from MassHousing, the state's affordable housing bank

Beverly, MA - May 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray today announced $105 million in affordable housing resources and tax credits to support the construction of 36 housing developments in 28 communities across the Commonwealth. The announcement was made at the Pleasant Street Apartments for veterans in Beverly, which is receiving $2.5 million. The projects will build or preserve 2,196 housing units and create an estimated 3,000 construction jobs.

April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Menino today kicked off the “You Have Rights” public education campaign that aims to raise awareness about tenant rights and the importance of reporting substandard housing without fear of retribution. The campaign follows the evacuation of residents at 25 Harrison Avenue, the Chinatown building that was found in February to be housing tenants in unsafe living conditions. It is estimated that just over 67% of the occupied housing units in the City of Boston are renter-occupied.

Boston, MA - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A once-thriving shovel factory in Massachusetts, which was instrumental in the California Gold Rush, the...

BOSTON, MA - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $9.1 million to preserve affordability for predominantly low-income senior citizens and some disabled residents at the 100-unit Wait Street Apartments in Boston.

March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino hosted hundreds of homeowners and potential homebuyers at the Boston Home Center’s Housing Expo at the Perkins Community Center where he launched the new $3M 3D Campaign. The 3D Campaign is designed to preserve Boston’s iconic triple-deckers.

BOSTON, MA - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed a $6.1 million loan for the acquisition, preservation and renovation of the 45-unit Lucerne Gardens in Dorchester.

BOSTON, MA - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressmen Edward Markey, John Olver, James McGovern, and Stephen F. Lynch, today announced that Massachusetts will receive more than $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing counseling services.

Concord, CA - March 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With 35 years of real estate experience, Barrett & Company Real Estate today continues their legacy of innovation with the launch of a new website at

BOSTON, MA - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $68,213 in financing to help preserve affordable sober housing in Falmouth and for support services for existing sober housing in Boston.

BOSTON, MA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) --Financing from MassHousing, New Market Tax Credits and union pension funds will provide $46.8 million in capital to help construct the 225 Centre Street development in Jamaica Plain, a project that will create 103 new apartments as well as retail and commercial space in a low-income Boston neighborhood

BOSTON, MA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $14.5 million to preserve affordability for senior citizens and low-income families at the 161-unit Marcus Garvey Apartments in Roxbury.

Boston, MA - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Thomas M. Menino presented an affordable housing voucher to a homeless family who will move into a new home this New Year and announced that 500 additional homeless families are receiving similar housing subsidies and stabilization services through a partnership between the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) called Home for the Holidays. The effort ensures that Mayor Menino’s “Leading the Way 3” initiative has reached its goal of reducing homelessness among Boston families by 50 percent

BOSTON, MA - December 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed $2.7 million in loans for the first phase of the Tri-Town Landing Apartments, a 66-unit rental development in a Smart Growth District in Lunenburg.

Concord, MA - December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rhines writes on architectural history and interior design as well as real-estate issues. Her articles have appeared in Old-House Journal, Old-House Interiors, Wayside Magazine, Style 1900, Arts & Crafts Homes & the Revival, and Antiques & the Arts Weekly. Prior to turning to freelance writing full-time, Rhines worked for over 15 years in public relations promoting affordable-housing initiatives at the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, with articles appearing in Banker & Tradesman, Bay State Realtor, and various Federal Reserve Bank publications.