Mayor Menino Announces Boston’s New Leading the Way III Housing Strategy
Executive Summary Details Focus on Workforce Housing; Continued Foreclosure Reclamation; Homelessness Reduction, Rental Housing Preservation
Housing Market Hits a Triple for First-Time Homebuyers
Affordable prices, low mortgage rates and $8000 tax credit create unique opportunity
GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES STATE TO RECEIVE $4.5 MILLION FROM MACARTHUR FOUNDATION TO PRESERVE AFFORDABLE...
Investment expected to leverage $150 million to keep 9,000 homes affordable in Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts Electric Company Files Large-Scale Solar Energy Plan
February 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) announced February 12 that it has submitted a solar energy plan to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. The plan would implement large-scale solar installations that could begin generating power by 2010.
Mayor Menino Announces City Could Benefit from $8M to Aid Boston’s Foreclosure Efforts
Funding Will Enhance Foreclosure Intervention Team’s Neighborhood Stabilization Initiatives
February 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that the City of Boston has been approved to receive $4.23 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP),
REALTOR® Study Reports that 90 Percent of Home Buyers and Sellers are Using the...
WALTHAM, MA - February 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — A new study on Massachusetts home buyers and sellers found that over 90 percent of all home buyers and sellers are using the Internet as part of their home buying and selling process
Massachusetts REALTORS Report Single-Family Home Sales Gains in December
WALTHAM, MA - January 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that single-family homes sales were up 3.2 percent in December compared to the same time last year. While median prices continue to go down, this is the third month in the last four to experience sales increases.
Mayor Menino Announces $11M in Federal Funds for Two Affordable Senior Housing Developments
Highlights Long-Awaited Funding as Catalyst for Urban Projects After Years of Reductions
River Works Credit Union is a MassHousing Approved Lender
BOSTON, MA - December 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — MassHousing announced today that River Works Credit Union in Lynn is now an approved lender...
Massachusetts Home Sales Down in November After Two Straight Months of Increases
WALTHAM, MA - December 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that single-family home sales were down 21.8...
Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Regional Pilot Networks to Lessen Shelter Needs for the Homeless
$8 Million in Funding to Help Agencies Coordinate, Streamline Services, and Find Permanent Housing for Homeless
BOSTON, MA - December 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —...
Main Street Improvements Begin in South End
December 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today that the City of Springfield has begun executing plans for improvements to...
Attorney General Martha Coakley Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Option One and H&R Block, Accused...
BOSTON, MA - November 13, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has obtained a preliminary injunction against Option One Mortgage Corp....
Mortgage Subsidy Program
October 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Town of Amherst is currently accepting applications from moderate-income households, whose incomes are below 80% of the...
Lancaster REALTOR Named Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year
Waltham, MA - October 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) announced today that Gary Bourque of Lancaster, a state-certified...