by iwd Tina | Jun 20, 2011 | Housing News
WASHINGTON – With the Making Home Affordable (MHA) program delivering much-needed relief to homeowners and to our economy just over two months after the release of program guidelines, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today provided an update on the program’s impact on stemming the housing crisis and keeping families in their homes and announced new options for homeowners facing foreclosure.
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by iwd Tina | Jun 20, 2011 | Housing News
For the third year in a row, top development, housing professionals and design experts from around the state will be the featured speakers at the third annual Massachusetts Housing Institute for local officials.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, the event will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9-10, at the Marriot Spring Hill Suites and Conference Center at Devens. Click here for a schedule of the two-day program.
Click here to read more details at MHP’s website.
by iwd Tina | Jun 20, 2011 | Housing News
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by iwd Tina | Jun 20, 2011 | Housing News
Patrick-Murray Administration announces homebuyer tax credit loans to promote affordable homeownership opportunities. First-time homebuyers could borrow $8,000 from MassHousing in advance of Federal tax credit.
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Please click here for a fact sheet on the loan.
by iwd Tina | Jun 20, 2011 | Housing News
Now in its ninth year, the Greater Boston Affordable Housing Design Competition is designed to focus a new generation of thinkers on issues related to affordable housing. By matching graduate students with professionals, the competition provides the opportunity to combine class room experience with real world practice in affordable housing development.
For more information Please e-mail Tobi Goldberg or Theo Noell of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston at 617-292-9600, Karen Wiener of CHAPA at 617-742-0820 or Nancy Jenner at the Boston Society of Architects/AIA at 617-951-1433. Information and applications are also available at www.fhlbboston.com/compete. For questions about what participation involves, please visit the How to Form a Team section of the competition web site, or e-mail the student coordinating committee, led by Jeff Beam at jbeam@mit.edu, or Tobi Goldberg or Theo Noell at compete@fhlbboston.com.
Please click here to view the 2009 Competition Brochure.
