Massachusetts RealEstateRama
Low-Income Seniors in Taunton and Worcester will have Affordable Rents Preserved with $22.7 Million...
BOSTON, MA - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced loan closings today of $22.7 million for the acquisition and preservation of three affordable housing communities for senior citizens in Taunton and Worcester that will keep rent...
More good news for the Massachusetts housing market: MassHousing’s lending for affordable homeownership topped...
BOSTON, MA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the heels of recent good news about fewer foreclosures, rising home prices and increased home sales comes another encouraging sign for the Massachusetts housing market. MassHousing reported today t...
Mayor Menino Issues No Heat Advisory
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 02, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Inspectional Services Department today issued a reminder to Boston residents to prepare for frigid temperatures by making homes weather tight, and ensuring heating...
Inspection Ordinance Brings Sweeping Change to Rental Housing Standards in Boston
Boston, MA - December 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Boston’s Rental Inspection Ordinance, revised to enhance current standards for the health and safety of rental housing in Boston, was today approved by the Boston City Council in a 9-4 ...
MassHousing and Department of Housing and Community Development Announce Loan Closings on $8.2 Million...
BOSTON - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $8.2 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) loan closings today for affordable housing communities in Acton, ...
Boston Public Library’s Building Boston Initiative Grows
December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Building Boston is a celebration of public spaces – the architectural and cultural cornerstones that make Boston the city it is. Along with examining parks, sports arenas, libraries, and transportation centers,...
MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason Elected to Board of Directors of National Council...
BOSTON, MA - November 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason has been elected Vice President of the Board of Directors of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA).
MassHousing Awards $150,000 for Affordable Sober Housing in Worcester
BOSTON, MA - November 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $150,000 in financing to help create 27 new units of affordable sober housing in Worcester.
Mayor Menino Announces Grant for Homeless Veterans
November 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced a $97,000 grant to the New England Center for Homeless Veterans and called on property owners to rent an apartment to a hero looking for a place to call home. The grant, fun...
Mayor Menino, Boston Housing Authority Announce Groundbreaking at the Old Colony Public Housing Development
November 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino, BHA Administrator William McGonagle and Beacon Communities Development President Pam Goodman announced today the groundbreaking for Phase Two of the redevelopment of the Old Colony public h...
City Of Springfield To Seek Developers For Key South End Properties
November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Springfield announced today that it will be releasing a pair of Request for Proposals (RFP) on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, for two tornado damaged properties in the South End. Both the historic Armory...
Mayor Menino Announces Assistance to Home and Business Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
October 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced City officials will work closely with home and business owners affected by Hurricane Sandy in an effort to reopen local businesses and get people back to work. In addition to...
MassHousing Closes on $50.6 Million in Financing for the Acquisition and Preservation of Affordable...
BOSTON - October 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed $50.6 million in financing for the acquisition and preservation of four affordable housing developments in Boston, Beverly, Maynard and Medfield.
Mayor Menino Announces Preservation of 67 Units of Affordable Housing in Fenway Neighborhood
October 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that Northeastern University has purchased 320 Huntington Avenue from the Greater Boston YMCA, and signed a 20-year lease allowing 67 units of transitional housing to continu...
MassHousing and Department of Housing and Community Development Announce Loan Closings on $2.35 Million...
BOSTON, MA - October 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $2.35 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) loan closings today for affordable housing communities in Acto...
MassHousing Announces Largest Lending Year in Agency’s 46-year History Shatters previous record amount by...
BOSTON - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it provided nearly $1 billion in financing for affordable housing in fiscal year 2012, setting a new one-year lending record.
Activity Stayed Strong throughout the Summer as Pending Sales Up Again in August
WALTHAM, MA - September 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- September 11, 2012 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that activity continued to be strong in the summer as the number of single-family homes and condominiums put ...
MassHousing Completes Record Transaction for the Purchase and Preservation of Six Affordable Housing Communities...
BOSTON, MA - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed nearly $168 million in financing for the sale of a portfolio of affordable housing developments in what is the largest affordable housing transaction in Mas...
44 CITY OWNED PROPERTIES SLATED FOR AUCTION
Springfield, MA - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Let the bidding begin! The City of Springfield will turn up the heat with their summer real estate auction to be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., at Springfield City Hall. With 44 City ...
Mayor Menino, The Home for Little Wanderers Celebrate Grand Opening of Roxbury Village
Boston, MA - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino, First Lady Diane Patrick, and community partners joined The Home for Little Wanderers today for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Home’s new child and family serv...
MassHousing Announces $2 Million Loan Closing for Senior Housing in Marshfield
BOSTON, MA - July 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a $2 million permanent loan closing today for the Ocean Shores Apartments, a 97-apartment affordable rental community for residents over age 55 in Marshfield.
MassHousing Closes $4.4 Million in Loans for Senior Housing in West Roxbury
BOSTON - July 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed on $4.4 million in financing to help construct Cheriton Heights Senior Housing in West Roxbury, a new 70-apartment affordable housing community for senior citize...
Massachusetts Home Sales Up for 11th Straight Month in May
WALTHAM, MA - June 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that May single-family home sales increased again compared to the same time last year for the 11th straight month. Condominium sales were...
MassHousing Closes Financing For Affordable Rental Housing in Tyngsboro
BOSTON - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed on $5.8 million in financing for 72 affordable apartments at the Maple Ridge Apartments, a rental community in Tyngsboro.
Mayor Menino Announces that Atlantic Wharf, Boston’s First Green Skyscraper, Receives LEED Platinum Plaque
June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that Boston Properties’ Atlantic Wharf, Boston’s first green skyscraper has been designated LEED Platinum under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Core & S...
MassHousing Announces Loan Closing of $9.1 Million to Preserve Affordable Housing for Seniors in...
BOSTON, MA - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $9.1 million to preserve affordability for predominantly low-income senior citizens and some disabled residents at the 100-unit Wait Street Apartments in Bos...
MassHousing Closes $6.1 Million Loan to Preserve Affordable Housing in Boston
BOSTON, MA - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed a $6.1 million loan for the acquisition, preservation and renovation of the 45-unit Lucerne Gardens in Dorchester.
Boston Office of WSP Flack + Kurtz Promotes Three Senior Executives
BOSTON, MA - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- WSP Flack + Kurtz, the international engineering firm, has promoted both Robert Goossens and Anastasia Vassos to vice president and William Hooley to senior associate, announces Allan J. Montpellier, PE...
Markey, Kerry, Brown, Olver, McGovern, Lynch: Mass. Wins $3.5 Mil for Housing Counseling Services
BOSTON, MA - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressmen Edward Markey, John Olver, James McGovern, and Stephen F. Lynch, today announced that Massachusetts will receive more than $3.5 million from t...
MassHousing Awards $68,213 for Affordable Sober Housing
BOSTON, MA - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $68,213 in financing to help preserve affordable sober housing in Falmouth and for support services for existing sober housing in Boston.