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Town-initiated housing received pre-development support, financing from MHP

PROVINCETOWN, Oct. 3, 2012 --- When Aaron Hobart heard his family's name called during the lottery for one of the new affordable apartments at Province Landing, his joy was quickly tempered by concern. "We were lucky to be selected but we still worry about all the people who are still on the waiting list."

BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2012 --- The Massachusetts Housing Partnership's SoftSecond Loan Program has honored Mechanics Cooperative Bank with a 2012 HomeSafe Award for its success making loans to low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers in southeastern Massachusetts.

BOSTON, Aug. 29, 2012 - The Massachusetts Housing Partnership's SoftSecond Loan Program today announced Rockland Trust has received its HomeSafe Award in recognition of the bank's outstanding success making loans to working-class, first-time homebuyers in Massachusetts.

FAIRHAVEN, Aug. 28, 2012 --- MHP has honored Southern Mass Credit Union with a HomeSafe Award for its success making loans to first-time homebuyers.

Ceremony part of 6th Mass. Housing Institute at Devens

BOSTON, July 30, 2012 --- In an effort to emphasize the importance of local leadership, MHP handed out awards to recognize three Local Housing Heroes at the sixth annual Mass. Housing Institute. The honorees were selected for their leadership and commitment to creating or supporting affordable housing in their community.

BOSTON, July 18, 2012 --- The first federally-funded apartment building of its kind to set aside units for people with HIV/AIDs will remain affordable for years to come thanks to an innovating financing collaboration between MHP, MassDevelopment and BNY-Mellon.