July
17
2013
WORCESTER, July 17, 2013 --- Despite the mid-90s heat, a lot of happy people gathered at a playground in the city's Piedmont neighborhood recently to celebrate Worcester Common Ground's revitalization of six rundown properties into 20 affordable rental homes. The happiest of them all was Lisa Stewart.
June
26
2013
BOSTON, June 26, 2013 --- The Massachusetts Housing Partnership's SoftSecond Loan Program - which is switching from a two-loan structure to one loan and will be renamed ONE Mortgage - has earned an exemption from new federal mortgage rules, a decision that will help the program appeal to more lenders and ensure that safe, secure, fixed-rate mortgage credit will continue to be available to lower-income homebuyers.
June
14
2013
DEVENS, Ma., June 14, 2013 --- A mayor, a community volunteer and an executive director of a suburban housing authority were honored this week with Housing Hero awards at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership's seventh annual Housing Institute training for local officials and volunteers.
June
11
2013
BOSTON, June 11, 2013 --- After more than 20 years and 17,000 loans, MHP's SoftSecond Loan Program is taking steps to continue its success by transforming from a two-loan structure to one mortgage, a move that will make it simpler for first-time homebuyers and the financial institutions that offer the program.
May
31
2013
BOSTON, May 31, 2013 --- A 2012 law that requires banks to notify borrowers of their rights to pursue a loan modification before foreclosing may be a factor in the precipitous drop in foreclosures in the first quarter of 2013.
May
10
2013
CHELSEA, May 10, 2013 --- Every time the new Box District Neighborhood marks another milestone, Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash tells the story about when he was a boy growing up in the city and his mother wouldn't let him play there because of all the trash and rundown factory buildings.