BOSTON, MA - November 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing and the state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $9.3 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) loan closings today for affordable housing communities in Boston, Centerville, Haverhill, Paxton, Westhampton and Worcester.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today approved two disaster recovery plans in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts totaling $17.5 million to help local communities to recover from severe storms and tornadoes in 2011. These disaster plans will rely on grants provided earlier this year through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

CHELSEA - November 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing the Patrick Administration’s commitment to improving housing infrastructure to support growth and opportunity throughout the state, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) today announced $6 million in affordable housing resources to build 44 new units of housing for homeless veterans in three communities across the Commonwealth.

BOSTON - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that Needham Bank is now an approved lender of MassHousing's family of affordable, fixed-rate, home loan products for low- and moderate-income homebuyers.

BOSTON - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thaddeus Miles, MassHousing's Director of Public Safety, has been appointed to the Joint Industry Advisory Board for the newly formed Roxbury Massachusetts Advanced Polytech Pathway (RoxMAPP), a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of Boston to increase student achievement and prepare students at Roxbury Community College (RCC) and Madison Park Vocational Technical High School for success in a 21st century economy.

BOSTON - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thaddeus Miles, MassHousing's Director of Public Safety, has been awarded the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award for his public safety efforts at housing communities and their surrounding neighborhoods across Massachusetts.

BOSTON - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The former Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director of the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) as well as an inspection consultant were charged today for their roles in rigging the inspection process for federally-funded housing units at the CHA.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and the Dorchester community to celebrate the start of a massive revitalization of Dorchester’s Quincy Corridor. The $20.5 million grant is part of HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

WALTHAM, Mass. – October 22, 2013 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both sales and prices closed up with double digit increases in September compared to the same time last year. The condominium market also maintained its upward momentum.

Springfield, MA - October 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced the beginning of the implementation of the City of Springfield’s updated ordinance requiring the registration of vacant and foreclosing properties to protect and preserve public safety, security, and the quiet enjoyment of occupants, abutters, and neighborhoods.

BOSTON - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Martha Coakley issued the following statement in response to new regulations filed by the state’s Division of Banks that prevent lenders from foreclosing on a property if an application for a loan modification is in process

EUGENE, OR - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Mario Pavli has adopted his own customizable IDX solution for his real estate website. Boston, Massachusetts home seekers can now find their dream home with the click of a mouse on the website Pavli hosts. Thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) detailed property listings are seamlessly integrated onto the website of Pavli, giving potential buyers a variety of homes available for home seekers to search through.

BOSTON - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to assist homeowners facing significant flood insurance increases due to FEMA’s updated and expanded flood zone maps, Attorney General Martha Coakley and House Speaker Robert DeLeo have filed legislation today to cap the amount of flood insurance mortgage lenders may require of homeowners

BOSTON - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A group of businesses that advertised themselves as non-profit foreclosure prevention organizations was sued for allegedly soliciting and spending more than $350,000 in illegal advance fees from distressed homeowners, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today

BROCKTON - October 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A year after touring an abandoned property that was being renovated through her Abandoned Housing Initiative (AHI), Attorney General Martha Coakley returned to meet the home’s new owner and tour another property that has since been rehabbed. Through the AHI program, almost 50 homes have now been renovated in Brockton, with property values of those homes rising an average 20 percent for a total increase of $1.2 million.