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...

Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts increased significantly during the month of March, according to the latest report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. The number of foreclosures initiated by lenders jumped 22 percent from the prior month and...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that the Obama Administration will work with Congress to find ways to help state and local governments more effectively combat the ongoing effects of the housing crisis and...

More than 1,200 foreclosures were recorded in Massachusetts in July, a near 80 percent increase from the same month in 2009, while foreclosure petitions decreased by more than 20 percent, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. In July,...

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BOSTON, MA – September 15, 2010 – The affordable housing law has been a boon to the Massachusetts economy, according to a new study released today by the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. In the last decade, nearly 22,000 homes have been built under the...

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From the National Housing Trust - The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new regulations that will help improve the energy efficiency and livability of HUD, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, and USDA assisted apartments by minimizing barriers to the participation...

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Please click here to read final recommendations from the Massachusetts Systems Transformation Grant.