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Housing News
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 Released – June 15, 2010
Please click here to view The State of the Nation's Housing 2010.
Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance (MSGA) launches “Great Neighborhoods” Initiative – June 17, 2010
The Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance (MSGA) has launched “Great Neighborhoods,” an initiative to establish partnerships with municipalities and community-based organizations to help create communities with a high quality of life that are affordable, diverse, and...
HUD Releases Proposed Regulations for National Housing Trust Fund – November 4, 2010
On October 29, HUD published its proposed regulations for implementing the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) in the Federal Register. Comments are due by December 28, 2010. To download a copy of the proposed regulations, click here. The Housing Trust Fund Project...
Bay State Home Sales Climb 3 Percent In 2009; Median Price Drops Below $300,000 (Banker & Tradesman) – January 27, 2010
Reversing a four-year trend of sliding sales, single-family home sales in Massachusetts crept up 3 percent in 2009 from 2008, according to new data from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Median home prices, however, dipped 6.6 percent from 2008...
HUD Issues Notices on NSP Program – April 5, 2010
Please click here for the NSP Notice on Abandoned and Foreclosed Properties. Please click here for the NSP2 Notice on Abandoned and Foreclosed Properties.
Bay State Foreclosure Deeds, Petitions Decline In October (Banker & Tradesman) – November 18, 2010
For the first time this year, both year-over-year foreclosure petitions and deeds decreased in Massachusetts, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Foreclosure petitions - the first step in the foreclosure process in Massachusetts -...
Congress Passes FY2010 HUD Appropriations Bill – December 14, 2009
Please click here for the bill text. Please click here for an analysis of the bill from Enterprise.
HUD Releases Discussion Draft of Transforming Rental Assistance Initiative – April 2, 2010
In the 2011 budget, HUD proposes to launch a multi-year effort called the Transforming Rental Assistance (TRA) initiative to preserve HUD-funded public and assisted housing, stem the loss of affordable units, enhance housing choice for residents and streamline the...
MHP releases New Foreclosure Monitor: Data shows market appetite for 3-families – June 18, 2010
Please click here to view the full report.
DHCD Announces Rental Housing Awards – June 22, 2010
BOSTON – Monday, June 21, 2010 – As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration's ongoing commitment to boost affordable housing production, create jobs and foster economic growth, Governor Deval Patrick today pledged more than $189.9 million in resources leveraged from...