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BOSTON, MA - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A New York man was sentenced today in connection with a scheme to defraud a Massachusetts man of his Hyannis waterfront property.

BOSTON - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --MassHousing announced today that it has closed on $1.9 million in loans for 24 newly constructed affordable units at the Maple Ridge Apartments in Tyngsborough, bringing to 96 the number of affordable apartments at the development.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CHAPA is introducing the second phase of its Welcome Home Massachusetts initiative: Technical Assistance Grants will be offered to communities to both energize and mobilize local support for affordable housing or create additional affordable housing opportunities.

BOSTON, MA - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The owner of an apartment building in Cambridge has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle allegations that a former trustee and property manager discriminated against a family with a young child to avoid an obligation to remove lead paint hazards and later retaliated against the family for filing a discrimination complaint, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today

WALTHAM, MA - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that REALTORS® maintained their confidence in the overall real estate market in December and throughout 2012 according to the latest *REALTOR® Market Confidence Index (RMCI). The *REALTOR® Price Confidence Index (RPCI) also hit its all-time high in December. REALTOR®-members when asked also reported their buyer and seller clients have various opinions about the impact of price differences in home heating fuels (oil vs. nat. gas) when it came to buying and selling

BOSTON, MA - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced loan closings today of $22.7 million for the acquisition and preservation of three affordable housing communities for senior citizens in Taunton and Worcester that will keep rents affordable for the low-income tenants.

BOSTON, MA - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Martha Coakley today reminded qualified borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure that Friday, Jan. 18 is the deadline for filing claims for a one-time payment under the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement.

BOSTON, MA - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thursday, January 10, 2013 - Governor Deval Patrick today filed legislation that will professionalize, modernize and regionalize the operations and financial management of the Commonwealth’s housing authorities. The proposals will change the governance structure of the housing authority system in order to protect the safety net that public housing provides for the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable families, seniors and persons with disabilities and builds on the Administration’s unprecedented commitment to public housing.

BOSTON, MA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the heels of recent good news about fewer foreclosures, rising home prices and increased home sales comes another encouraging sign for the Massachusetts housing market. MassHousing reported today that it provided more than $1 billion in home mortgage loans last year, exceeding by 52 percent the Agency’s previous record for homeownership lending in a calendar year.

BOSTON, MA - January 04, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $6.6 million to preserve affordability for senior citizens at the 95-unit Edison Green Apartments in Dorchester

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 02, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Inspectional Services Department today issued a reminder to Boston residents to prepare for frigid temperatures by making homes weather tight, and ensuring heating systems are running properly and adequately fueled. In the month of December, Inspectional Services received 129 “no heat” calls.

December 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today recognized the 22 developments that broke ground in 2012, a total investment of $1.6 billion, which put 2,450 construction workers back on the job and will create 2,010 units of housing.

Boston, MA - December 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Boston’s Rental Inspection Ordinance, revised to enhance current standards for the health and safety of rental housing in Boston, was today approved by the Boston City Council in a 9-4 vote.

BOSTON - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $8.2 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) loan closings today for affordable housing communities in Acton, Lunenburg and Springfield.

December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Building Boston is a celebration of public spaces – the architectural and cultural cornerstones that make Boston the city it is. Along with examining parks, sports arenas, libraries, and transportation centers, Building Boston explores stories of the creators, constructors, caretakers, and ever-changing group of users who call these spaces their own