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GOVERNOR PATRICK TOURS HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN HEADQUARTERS TO DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN...
BOSTON - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wednesday, March 6, 2013 – Governor Patrick today toured the Horizons for Homeless Children headquarters at the Edgerley Family Community Children’s Center in Roxbury, as an ongoing effort to promote inc...
Boston Area Landlord to Pay $75,000 and Delead Units to Resolve Fair Housing Lawsuit
BOSTON - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Boston area property owner has agreed to pay $75,000 and delead his rental units, resolving allegations that he engaged in a pattern of unlawful and retaliatory practices against tenants with young chi...
Massachusetts Home Prices and Sales Continued Upward Trend in January
WALTHAM, MA - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today a strong start to the 2013 Bay State real estate market with median home prices going up for the fourth straight month with home sale...
Former Executive Director of Chelsea Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Falsely Reporting Salary
BOSTON - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The former executive director of the Chelsea Housing Authority was convicted today of falsely reporting his salary in annual budgets required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
REALTORS® Market and Price Confidence Indexes Hit All-Time Highs to Start 2013
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...
Mayor Menino Announces $8.4M to Jumpstart Affordable Housing Construction
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) Director Sheila Dillon announced today that more than $8.4 million in affordable housing resources and tax credit funding...
Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives Provide Free Services to Struggling Borrowers as Part of AG Coakley’s...
BOSTON - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Initiatives established as part of Attorney General Martha Coakley’s HomeCorps program have provided hundreds of struggling homeowners with a range of foreclosure-prevention efforts that include free l...
Resources from Foreclosure Counselor Training with AG’s Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Please find below powerpoint presentations and handouts from the February 12th training in Boston and for the February 28th training in Springfield, and important links to the Office of Consume...
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MURRAY JOINS HUD AND HHS TO ANNOUNCE $5.3 MILLION IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- HUD’s new rental assistance program to prevent homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization for low-income persons with disabilities; Funding announcement aligns with Patrick-Murray Admin...
AG Coakley Leads Roundtable Discussion in Lowell on Foreclosure Prevention Efforts
LOWELL - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Martha Coakley today joined Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy, City Manager Bernard Lynch and local housing advocates for a roundtable discussion on foreclosure prevention efforts, including t...
HUD and HHS Announce nearly $98 million in Section 811 Project Rental Assistance to...
WASHINGTON, DC - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- To prevent thousands of people with disabilities from experiencing homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Depart...
Buyer Activity Continues to be Strong as January Pending Home Sales up Again
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 s...
One Year Later: National Mortgage Settlement Brings Millions of Dollars in Relief to Massachusetts...
BOSTON - February 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of Massachusetts homeowners on the brink of foreclosure have received assistance in the year since Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $25 billion national settlement with the five majo...
Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $67 Million To Build Or Preserve 1,326 Housing Units Across Massachusetts
REVERE - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing the Patrick-Murray Administration’s commitment to improving housing infrastructure to support growth and opportunity throughout the Commonwealth, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development...
Patrick-Murray Administration Announces$67 Million to Build of Preserve 1,326 Housing Units Across Massachusetts
REVERE - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing the Patrick-Murray Administration’s commitment to improving housing infrastructure as a means to growing local businesses and improving communities, Secretary of Housing and Economic Developm...
MassHousing and Department of Housing and Community Development Announce Loan Closings on $8.2 Million...
BOSTON - February 7, 2013 - (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 Boston...
New Bedford’s Homeless Service Providers Network Announces 2013 Annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Bedford, Massachusetts- On Wednesday, January 30th from 2:00 p.m. to January 31st at 2:00pm the New Bedford Homeless Continuum of Care, known as the Homeless Service Providers Network, will ...
Real Estate Developer Sued for Taking Advantage of Sharon Homebuyers
BOSTON, MA - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A real estate developer has been sued for allegedly taking more than $200,000 in advance payments for new, single-family homes in Sharon that were never provided, and refusing to return the deposits, ...
MassHousing Announces Loan Closing of $8.9 Million to Preserve Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens...
BOSTON, MA - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $8.9 million to preserve affordability for low-income senior citizens at the 100-unit Logan Park apartment community in Braintree.
New York Man Sentenced for Cape Cod Property Fraud Scheme
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.
