MHP News

SoftSecond enhanced for foreclosed properties in hard-hit areas BOSTON, Feb. 27, 2009 --- Beginning April 1, 2009, a new enhanced version of SoftSecond can be used by qualified homebuyers looking to purchase foreclosed condominiums, single-family, two-family and three-family homes in neighborhoods hardest-hit by foreclosure.

New web site for MassWorks BOSTON, Dec. 10, 2008 --- There's good news for employers who have joined MassWorks and employers who are considering it. The program is going to be easier to use.

2 more employers join MassWorks BOSTON, December 1, 2008 --- The South Shore Chamber of Commerce and Sea Sports of Cape Cod are the most recent employers to join the MassWorks program, the state's new employer-assisted mortgage program.

Foreclosure help: Agencies that help homeowners with their loans BOSTON, Oct. 9, 2008 --- The recent wave of foreclosures has caused a spike in inquiries from homeowners looking for help. The following is a partial list of where homeowners can go for help.

New Bedford: SoftSecond helps homebuyer buy 3-family NEW BEDFORD, Sept. 10, 2008 --- In an example of how cities can turn foreclosed and abandoned properties into assets in the community, New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang joined with representatives from Bank of America and MHP to congratulate first-time homebuyer Noah Griffith, who bought a rehabilitated three-family property with a SoftSecond loan.

Saint-Gobain joins employer-assisted mortgage program WORCESTER, Aug 27, 2008 --- Saint-Gobain's manufacturing and research and development operations in Worcester and Northboro is the latest employer to join MassWorks, the new employer-assisted mortgage program designed to help first-time homebuyers afford homes near to where they work.

MassWorks: 5 employers join state's new employer-assisted program WORCESTER, July 9, 2008 --- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and MHP are teaming up with five Worcester employers to offer a new employer-assisted mortgage program designed to help first-time homebuyers afford homes near to where they work.

State legislators support more funding for first-time homebuyers BOSTON, May 30, 2008 --- Responding to the demand for safe, low-cost mortgages, legislators are spearheading an effort to increase funding for the SoftSecond Loan Program.

MHP recognizes bank for longtime support of SoftSecond BOSTON, May 15, 2008 --- The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) has recognized Bank of America for its outstanding work in helping low- and moderate-income families purchase their first home through the state's SoftSecond Loan Program.

Housing chief Brooks honors SoftSecond's 10,000th homebuyer BOSTON, May 7, 2008 --- The Patrick Administration today honored a Dorchester family, Bank of America and the City of Boston for helping the state's most affordable mortgage program achieve its 10,000th loan and for setting a record for loans in a single year while maintaining low foreclosure rates.