E-Bulletins

Foreclosure Monitor: Oustide Hub, interest in foreclosed properties weak BOSTON, Jan. 11, 2012 --- As lenders renew foreclosure activities, more than half of all properties in foreclosure are becoming bank-owned, indicating that despite low interest rates, third-party buyers in Massachusetts have little appetite for buying foreclosed properties, especially outside of Boston.

Foreclosure Monitor: All signs point to uptick in activity BOSTON,Nov. 7, 2011 --- While foreclosure distress in many of the state's hardest hit areas has declined since a year ago, recent increases in the filing of foreclosure petitions indicate that foreclosure activity is likely to increase throughout the rest of 2011 and into 2012.

State's housing picture helped by foreclosure delays BOSTON, Aug. 8, 2011 --- The latest edition of Foreclosure Monitor reports that while the number of units in distress has declined from a year ago, indications are that this may only be a trough and that foreclosures are likely to increase in the second half of the year.

Foreclosure Monitor: All signs point to a long recovery road BOSTON, June 13, 2011 --- When monthly foreclosure statistics dipped in February 2011, Foreclosure Monitor decided to dig into the numbers to see what caused this and to analyze just when we might see a full real estate turnaround.

SoftSecond announces new guidelines BOSTON, May 31, 2011 --- Borrowers who have a good history of paying their bills but who may not have established a tradtional credit history from a bank may now be eligible for a SoftSecond loan, according to new program guidelines released by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP).

Homeownership conference set for May 17 at Holy Cross WORCESTER, March 31, 2011 --- A statewide conference aimed at setting a practical vision for sustainable homeownership policies and practices will be held on Tuesday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the College of the Holy Cross.

Foreclosure Monitor: Distress still up outside of cities BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2011 --- In the latest edition of Foreclosure Monitor, data analyst Tim Davis reports that for the second straight quarter, distress rates are higher in suburban and rural areas.

Foreclosure Monitor: Distress shifts to 'burbs, rural areas BOSTON, Nov. 9, 2010 ---The gradual movement of distressed properties away from urban areas has reached a tipping point as there are now more distressed units in the suburbs and rural communities.

Foreclosure Monitor: Worcester County distressed property maps Maps showing how the rate of distressed properties in Worcester County has gradually spread away from urban areas.

Foreclosure Monitor: Data shows ripple effect BOSTON, July 29, 2010 --- Our regular quarterly analysis of foreclosure data by community, zip code and census tract shows that the problem may be slowing in the hard-hit areas of Lawrence, Boston and other cities, but has rippled into adjoining neighborhoods.