Distressed Properties
E-Bulletins
Communities have told us they want to be connected to new ideas about how to build affordable housing. In response, MHP regularly sends out e-bulletins. If you would like to see an issue addressed, email MHP.
Workshop: Fostering Local Support for Affordable Housing
Learn about successful techniques for building local support
FRAMINGHAM, August 13, 2010 --- The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) is co-sponsoring a half-day workshop for municipal officials, housing partnership/trust members, planners, and others interested in successful techniques for building local support for affordable housing.
Foreclosure Monitor takes a look at 3-family properties
BOSTON, June 4, 2010 --- MHP's latest Foreclosure Monitor has taken a look a three-family homes in Massachusetts to see what role they are playing in the foreclosure crisis and the state's real estate recovery.
Reminder: Sign up now for annual housing institute
June 9-10 at Devens; training in affordable housing development
This is a reminder to register now for the fourth annual Massachusetts Housing Institute, an intensive two-day program featuring top development, housing, and design experts from around the state.
Foreclosure Monitor: Community analysis shows foreclosures may be on wane in some urban areas
Overall foreclosure activity up; '90s recession may be instructive
BOSTON, April 28, 2010 --- Foreclosure Monitor has just posted updates on distressed properties by community, zip and census tract, as well as recent data on foreclosure activity, home prices and some thoughts on when real estate prices may fully recover.
MA Housing Institute: 2-day affordable housing training for local officials
To be held June 9-10, 2010
DEVENS --- Community development and housing professionals from around the state will be the featured speakers at the fourth annual Massachusetts Housing Institute for local officials.
Helping municipalities stabilize distressed properties, neighborhoods
MHP has resources to help communities with foreclosures, abandoned properties
BOSTON, Nov. 18, 2009 --- MHP has put together a comprehensive web page to help cities and towns stabilize distressed properties and neighborhoods.
How does housing help employers create jobs, build economy?
Research initiative focused on analyzing what we need, policies to achieve it
BOSTON, Oct. 8, 2009 --- MHP has launched a major initiative to ensure that our housing supply is adequate to support stable long-term economic growth in the Commonwealth.
Attorney General, MHP to offer receivership trainings
To help communities, non-profits stabilize abandoned properties
BOSTON, April 13, 2009 --- The Attorney General's Office and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) are teaming up to hold four regional training sessions on how to use receivership to stabilize troubled properties and revitalize neighborhoods.
MHP seeks market research consultants for LHA grant program
BOSTON, Aug. 19, 2008 --- The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) announced today that it is seeking statements of qualifications from market research consultants for its Planning Grant Program for local housing authorities (LHA's).
5 communities receive grants to upgrade, add housing authority units
BOSTON, May 22, 2008 --- The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) have awarded planning grants to five local housing authorities that will help them modernize their state-funded affordable housing portfolio, or create new units on surplus land.
