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New Center for Housing Policy Study Finds Homeownership Remains Unaffordable for Many Key Workers – March 24, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Michele Anapol (202) 466-2121, Ext. 226 manapol@nhc.org Laura Woods (202) 466-2121, Ext. 240 lwoods@nhc.org HOMEOWNERSHIP REMAINS UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY KEY WORKERS, DESPITE LOW INTEREST RATES AND STEEP DROPS IN HOME PRICES New Study...
Rentals Harder to Find, Afford (Boston Globe) – August 10, 2010
The region’s rental market has tightened in recent months, with apartment vacancies falling and rents rising for the first time since the beginning of the economic crisis. Analysts said the changes, while small, signal a market shift that is making apartments harder...
HUD Releases Monthly Scorecard on Home Affordability – July 21, 2010
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the second edition of the Administration’s Housing Scorecard showing that, thanks in part to interest rates continuing at all-time lows, home...
Patrick-Murray Administration Targets $153.9 million Statewide to Build, Preserve Affordable Rental Housing – January 11, 2010
As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray were in New Bedford today to announce that the state will invest $153.9 million in resources...
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...
Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposes New Housing Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – February 18, 2010
Washington, DC -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a proposed rule to the Federal Register establishing new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) gave FHFA authority for...
National Low Income Housing Coalition Releases Annual Out of Reach Study – April 22, 2010
Despite the emphasis on homeownership and the marginalization of renters, renter households still make up fully one-third of the households in the United States — almost 38 million households. Out of Reach is a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every...
Mass. Single-Family Home Sales Up 28% In March; Condo Sales Soar 33% From A Year Ago (Banker & Tradesman) – April 30, 2010
Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts surged by double-digit percentages in March compared to a year earlier, while prices for both also continued to rise, according a new report by The Warren Group. "We're seeing a significant turnaround in...
House Financial Services Committee Passes Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 – August 2, 2010
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Secretary Donovan Announces Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants – January 14, 2010
HUD No. 10-012 Andrea Mead (202) 402-0685 FOR RELEASE Thursday, January 14, 2010 HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN ANNOUNCES $2 BILLION IN RECOVERY ACT GRANTS TO STABLIZE NEIGHBORHOODS, REBUILD LOCAL ECONOMIES - Stabilization grants to help neighborhoods recover from the housing...