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National Housing Conference Releases Key Principles for Repairing the Mortgage Market – September 14, 2009
Please click here for National Housing Conference's Policy Statement on the U.S. Housing Finance System.
Senate Passes HUD Appropriations Bill – September 18, 2009
Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate today approved H.R. 3288, the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill by a vote of 73 to 25. Please click here to read the press release.
Treasury Department Releases Progress Report on Making Home Affordable Program – August 5, 2009
Making Home Affordable Program on Pace to Offer Help to Millions of Homeowners Public Release of Data Provides Transparency on Servicer Performance WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama Administration released its first monthly Servicer Performance Report detailing the...
Massachusetts Foreclosures Climb in July (Banker & Tradesman) – August 19, 2009
Foreclosures in Massachusetts increased almost 9 percent in July from the prior month but dropped 38 percent from the same month last year, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. At the same time, the number of...
New England Housing Network Weighs in on Climate Change Bill – October 23, 2009
Please click here to read New England Housing Network's letter in support of H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.
MA Attorney General Certifies State Ballot Initiatives – September 3, 2009
Please click here for a list of petitions and descriptions of each.
House Passes HUD FY2010 Appropriations Bill – July 28, 2009
H.R.3288 TITLE: Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Governor Patrick Announces $50.3 Million to 10 Projects for Housing Tax Credit Exchange Program – October 15, 2009
GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES $50.3 MILLION IN RECOVERY FUNDS TO REVIVE STALLED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS U.S. Treasury’s tax credit exchange funds to restart 10 projects, create jobs BOSTON – Thursday, October 15, 2009 – As part of the Patrick-Murray Administration’s...
Mortgage Bankers Association Releases Recommendations on Government’s Role in the Secondary Mortgage Market – September 4, 2009
In October of 2008, The Mortgage Bankers Association's brought together a Council on Ensuring Mortgage Liquidity. The below report suggests a framework for government involvement in the single-family and multifamily secondary mortgage markets, with a particular focus...
Treasury Department Expected to Provide $35 Billion to Housing Finance Agencies (Washington Post) – October 1, 2009
The Obama administration is close to rolling out two initiatives aimed at addressing lingering problems from the financial crisis: A long-delayed effort to cleanse financial firms of their toxic assets, and a $35 billion plan to prop up state programs that help...