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Housing News
The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has elected to schedule public hearing to solicit comments on the 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The hearing will be held at 10:00a.m. on December 22, 2009, in second floor conference rooms 2C & 2D, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02114.
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GENERAL RESOURCES:
Plenary Session: A New National Voice: The Vision at HUD and Rural Housing
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BOSTON – Monday, November 30, 2009 – Standing with housing and community leaders, Governor Deval Patrick today highlighted a law he signed last week to keep publicly-assisted rental properties affordable and announced the roll-out of a $150 million loan fund leveraged primarily through private dollars to support and secure long-term affordable housing preservation efforts.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today kick off a nationwide campaign to help borrowers who are currently in the trial phase of their modified mortgages under the Obama Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) convert to permanent modifications.
Latest round of federal tax credit exchange funds to revive five more projects
Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts increased by double-digit percentages in October year-over-year, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. It was the fourth consecutive month that single-family home sales climbed and the second straight month of increases for condo sales.
But while sales volume rose, median prices for both single-family homes and condominiums statewide slipped from year-ago levels.
BOSTON - Monday, November 23, 2009 - Building on his commitment to civic engagement and governing for the long-term, Governor Patrick and senior administration officials will host 19 Budget Hearings and Forums across the Commonwealth over the next five weeks to ensure that citizens across the state have input in developing the Governor’s budget recommendations. Secretary Ian Bowles of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will kick-off the first in the series today at 3:30 p.m.