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Boston, MA - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a case with significant ramifications for trusts and estates practitioners and the clients they serve, the Boston Bar Association today filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) to recognize that the power of a trustee to distribute trust property to beneficiaries also includes the power to distribute that property to another trust for the benefit of the beneficiary under Massachusetts law. The case before the court, Richard Morse, Trustee v. Jonathan A. Kraft, et al. was brought as a non-adversarial proceeding by a trustee of a trust for the purpose of having the SJC answer the question: Does a trustee have the power to make distributions in further trust for any beneficiary's benefit without the consent or approval of any beneficiary or court?

WALTHAM, MA - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that REALTORS® started out 2013 very confident in the real estate market as the REALTOR® Market Confidence Index (RMCI) and REALTOR® Price Confidence Index (RPCI) both hit all-time highs in January. REALTOR®-members generally believed more buyers would enter the market if interest rates were to go up at least one percentage point over the next six months

WALTHAM, MA - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that 2013 is continuing the positive trend as pending home sales for both single-family homes and condominiums went up for the 21st straight month in January compared to the year before. Pending sales figures (also called homes under agreement) are a leading indicator of actual housing sales in Massachusetts for the following 2-3 months

EUGENE, OR - February 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Canton, Massachusetts broker Shane Bryan has chosen to integrate an IDX solution onto her professional website and create a dynamic search page. A member of the Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN), Bryan is able to integrate thousands of area listings directly onto her search page effortlessly, supplying home seekers with a unique online real estate search experience daily.

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.

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.

EUGENE, OR - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Shane Bryan have brought a new IDX solution to the Canton, Massachusetts area real estate market. IDX Broker software now synchronizes directly to the website of Bryan, extracting raw listing data from the Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) and displaying it seamlessly on the IDX enabled search page Bryan hosts. Now, Massachusetts home seekers can experience and dynamic, timesaving, online real estate search from the convenience of the website of Bryan, thanks to IDX Broker software. Bryan has forever changed the way potential Massachusetts buyers find the homes of their dreams

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.

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.

November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Springfield announced today that it will be releasing a pair of Request for Proposals (RFP) on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, for two tornado damaged properties in the South End. Both the historic Armory Building at 29 Howard Street and the Howard Street School Building (aka former Zanetti School) at 59 Howard Street will be made available through the public proposal process.

BOSTON , MA - November 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced $33.4 million in construction loan closings today for Phase Two A and Phase Two B of the Old Colony public housing redevelopment in South Boston.

BOSTON - October 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed $50.6 million in financing for the acquisition and preservation of four affordable housing developments in Boston, Beverly, Maynard and Medfield.

Boston. MA - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Preservation Housing Management, LLC (PHM) the property management company of nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) has named Kevin Baptista Director of Business Development.