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MHP Foreclosure Monitor: Foreclosures Shift to Suburbs – November 10, 2010
BOSTON, Nov. 9, 2010 ---The gradual movement of distressed properties away from urban areas has reached a tipping point as there are now more distressed units in the suburbs and rural communities. In an examination of Warren Group data as of Oct. 1, 2010, Foreclosure...
Foreclosure Monitor: Foreclosures rippling into new neighborhoods (MHP) – July 30, 2010
BOSTON, July 29, 2010 --- If you're a regular reader of Foreclosure Monitor, you know that every quarter, we crunch foreclosure data by community, zip code and census tract. This can help tell us where the problem is moving, what neighborhoods are stabilizing and...
CHAPA Releases Gubernatorial Candidates Policy Paper – September 27, 2010
Solving the affordable housing crisis in Massachusettsrequires strong executive leadership that keeps affordable housing a top public policy priority. It also requires multiple strategies that meet a range of needs through both new production and preservation of...
Innovative Public-Private Partnership Introduces $100M Program to Preserve Affordable Rental Homes – December 16, 2010
(Chicago, IL) — An innovative partnership to finance the preservation of federally-subsidized rental housing in underserved markets brings together major financial institutions, philanthropy, and the federal government. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur...
Mass Law Reform Releases Report on Family Homelessness and Short-Term Housing Assistance – November 9, 2010
Please click here to read recommendations of the Mass Law Reform Institute concerning family homelessness policies.
Building Blocks Coalition FY 2011 State Budget Priorities – December 23, 2009
Please click here to read the Building Blocks Coalition's letter supporting funding of affordable housing and homelessness prevention in the FY 2011 Budget.
Bay State Foreclosure Petitions Drop In January (Banker & Tradesman) – March 2, 2010
The number of foreclosures started by lenders in Massachusetts during the month of January dropped to the lowest level in more than a year, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Lenders filed 1,874 petitions to foreclose -...
HUD Issues Proposed Fair Market Rents for FY2011 – August 9, 2010
Click here to view the Federal Register Notice from August 4, 2010. Click here to view the FY2011 Proposed Fair Market Rents.
August Bay State Foreclosure Petitions Reach Highest Level In A Year (Banker & Tradesman) – September 23, 2010
Foreclosure petitions reached the highest number in more than a year in August, while foreclosure deeds increased for the eighth straight month in Massachusetts, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Foreclosure petitions - the first step...
Urban Land Institute Releases Priced Out Report on Greater Boston – October 4, 2010
The Urban Land Institute has released a "Priced Out" report on the presistence of the workforce housing gap in the Boston Metro area. Please click here to download the report. Click here to view the slideshow presentation from the report's announcement event.