December
14
2006
BOSTON --- A UMass Boston study reports that minority-headed households continue to face the highest risk of foreclosure and that they have a tougher time than whites in juggling housing costs with other everyday expenses. ... Boston Globe, Dec. 14, 2006
December
12
2006
NORTHAMPTON --- The Village at Hospital Hill effort has received over $85 million in state and federal funding and tax credits, and will include a mix of commercial, industrial, and residential space, including 207 units of mixed-income housing.
December
10
2006
ARLINGTON --- The city manager has called for a second land appraisal to be performed on a parcel that developers hope to designate as a 40B effort, saying that earlier estimates may be too high.
December
10
2006
AMHERST --- The Housing Partnership has decided to move forward with plans to develop 38 units of affordable housing on town-owned land, but the units will be available for sale rather than rented.
December
8
2006
LAWRENCE --- A $40 million plan will rehabilitate a mill into 155 rental apartments that will eventually be converted to condominium units. Ten percent of the units will be reserved for low-income renters.
December
7
2006
HARVARD --- The Board of Selectmen has given its support for a "friendly" 40B effort that will add 12 units of housing, of which three will be affordable and two will be reserved for community members.