The number of foreclosures started by lenders in Massachusetts during the month of February increased 13.2 percent from the prior month but was down 7.5 percent from a year ago, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Lenders filed 2,122...

WASHINGTON – On June 22, the lead Cabinet secretaries from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) – from the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Veterans Affairs (VA) –...

The Administration’s goal is to promote stability for both the housing market and homeowners. To meet these objectives in the context of a very challenging market, the Administration developed a broad approach implementing state and local housing agency initiatives,...

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The median price for single-family homes sold in Massachusetts during the month of February jumped 8.4 percent compared to a year earlier, the third consecutive month of year-over-year increases in prices, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of...

Beginning in 2010, utilities in Massachusetts will offer a new, multi- million dollar energy efficiency retrofit grant program for existing low-income multi-family properties (five or more units) owned by public housing authorities and non-profits. The program will...

Joe DeNucci, State Auditor, News Release - On February 24, 2010, State Auditor Joe DeNucci reported that years of underfunding of operating and capital budgets have resulted in the deterioration of state-subsidized public housing units for people with special needs,...

Boston, MA - July 20, 2010 - Today, the Warren Group released data that shows the number of completed foreclosures increased over 56 percent in the first six months of 2010 compared to a year earlier. Foreclosure deeds, which are recorded when a property has been...

Foreclosures in Massachusetts rose nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but 85 fewer foreclosures were recorded compared to the same month last year, according to the latest report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. At the same...

According to the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, Labor Day 2010 will be a challenging day for working people across America. The nation is in the third year of a terrible economic crisis, one that has claimed a larger percentage of US jobs than any other...