June
16
2020
In the wake of the death of George Floyd and countless large and small acts of violence and discrimination against Black and Brown people, the Center for Housing Data has made a commitment to be more actively anti-racist.
June
16
2020
In the wake of the death of George Floyd and countless large and small acts of violence and discrimination against Black and Brown people, the Center for Housing Data has made a commitment to be more actively anti-racist.
June
15
2020
In an effort to boost homeownership and wealth-building opportunities, the City of Boston and MHP have unveiled ONE+Boston, a new program that will utilize $8 million in city funds to help more first-time Boston homebuyers buy a home through the ONE Mortgage, the state's most affordable program. ONE has made over 5,800 loans in Boston, 57 percent to people of color.
June
5
2020
MHP stands behind the protests for racial justice across the U.S. Racial and economic equity is at the core of our work to expand housing opportunity across the Commonwealth. See our statement about the urgent work that remains to be done
February
10
2020
One year after changing its requirements to help more credit-worthy buyers, MHP’s ONE Mortgage found that its decision delivered more opportunity for low- and moderate-income homebuyers of color.
January
1
2020
Read about the origins and history of ONE Mortgage, and how its unique features have helped over 22,000 low- and moderate-income families buy their first home, half to people of color. The program was created in 1990 to address findings of racial discrimination in mortgage lending in Boston and was soon offered across statewide. It is successful because it breaks down barriers that used to prevent creditworthy families from buying a home, especially minority families and those living in historically under-served neighborhoods
December
3
2019
BOSTON --- Arguing that the state's housing crisis means Ch. 40B is more important than ever, MHP Executive Clark Ziegler testifies against proposed amendments that modify and weaken the state's affordable housing law.