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Boston Takes Significant Step in Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Buildings
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Menino’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance was approved today by the Boston City Council in a 9-4 vote. The Ordinance requires large commercial and residential buildings to r...
Boston Adds Gender Identity to Housing Discrimination Laws
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced legislation filed with the Boston City Council to update the powers of the Boston Fair Housing Commission (BFHC). A Home Rule Petition (HRP) will add Gender Ide...
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property and Money Laundering in...
BOSTON - May 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A New York man pleaded guilty today to theft of government property and money laundering in connection with a scheme to cash U.S. Treasury tax refund checks fraudulently obtained using the stolen identities of...
AG Coakley Reminds Homeowners Eligible for Loan Modifications Under New Law to Seek Assistance...
BOSTON - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of Massachusetts residents at risk of foreclosure are receiving notices in the mail alerting them to their eligibility to request a loan modification, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced tod...
Massachusetts Sales Down and Prices Up as Number of Homes for Sale Continued to...
WALTHAM, MA - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that for the second straight month a shortage of homes to buy pushed the number of closed home sales down in March. Median home prices w...
MassHousing Announces Loan Closing of $26.5 Million to Preserve Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens...
BOSTON - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $26.5 million to preserve affordability for senior citizens at the 236-unit Sherwood Village apartment community in Natick.
As a condition of the loan, Fairway...
REALTOR® Market Confidence Indexes Hits All-Time Highs in March as Activity continues to be...
WALTHAM, MA - April 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both the REALTOR® Market Confidence Index (RMCI) and the REALTOR® Price Confidence Index (RPCI) hit all time highs in March. With...
Application Period Opens for $5 Million Abandoned Housing Grant Program
BOSTON - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to increase the rehabilitation of distressed and abandoned properties in Massachusetts, Attorney General Martha Coakley today opened the application period for a $5 million grant program. Utili...
City Of Springfield’s Office Of Housing Seeks Public Input On Access To Fair Housing...
Springfield, MA - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A confidential survey link is up on the city’s website seeking input from residents who have experienced housing discrimination. The link to the survey is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PP5KC63 a...
March Pending Home Sales Bounce Back After Snowy February
WALTHAM, MA - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that March pending home sales were positive for the 22nd time out of the past 23 months compared to the year before. Condominium pending ...
Former New Bedford Housing Authority Employee Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing $13,800...
BOSTON - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A former employee of the New Bedford Housing Authority (NBHA) has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in connection with stealing $13,800 from the agency by submitting fraudulent expense reimbursements, Attorn...
MassHousing Announces $18 Million in Loan Closings for Affordable Housing in Worcester
BOSTON, MA - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced $18 million in loan closings today for the Voke Lofts in Worcester, which will transform the vacant former Worcester Vocational and Technical School into 84 units of mixed-income ho...
Public Input Sought on Access to Fair Housing in Springfield
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A confidential survey link is up on the city’s website seeking input from residents who have experienced housing discrimination. The link to the survey is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PP5KC63 a...
Building Improvements Planned for the Uphams Corner Branch of the BPL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The municipal building that houses the Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library at 500 Columbia Road in Dorchester will undergo building improvements in May. The building improvements nece...
MassHousing Announces Five Appointments to Senior Management Positions
BOSTON - April 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason announced the appointments today of five individuals to senior management positions. Timothy Sullivan, of Brookline, was named Deputy Director for Finance and...
City Of Springfield Announces Real Estate Property Auction
Springfield, MA - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Let the bidding begin! Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today that the City of Springfield will be holding their first real estate auction of 2013 on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 6:00 p.m., in City Ha...
Mayor Menino, Senator Warren, Secretary Fields Host Roundtable for Women Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- To mark National Community Development week, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today hosted a roundtable discussion with United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Regional Secretary of the United States Depa...
Boston Public Library to Host April 10 Public Program on Johnson Building Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Boston Public Library will host a public program on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. to update library users and interested residents on the early phases of the Johnson Building Improvement Project. ...
Rep. Mike Capuano Applauds New FHFA Mortgage Modification Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Mike Capuano today praised the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for taking additional steps to help homeowners who are struggling to keep current on their mortgages with its new Streamlin...
Worcester Condominium Complex and Management Company to Pay $20,000 to Settle Housing Discrimination Allegations
BOSTON, MA - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Worcester housing complex and its property management company will pay $20,000 to resolve allegations of disability-based housing discrimination, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today.
Massachusetts Home Prices Up as Low Inventory Pushes Sales Down in February
WALTHAM, MA - March 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that a lack of inventory pushed the number of closed home sales down in February after 19 months of increase. Median home prices were up...
Mayor Menino Delivers Annual Address to Boston Municipal Research Bureau
March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In his annual address to the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today outlined City progress and goals for education, housing, economic development, youth investment and working women. Citing f...
Boston Bar Files Amicus Brief Urging SJC to Say It’s OK for Trustee to...
Boston, MA - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a case with significant ramifications for trusts and estates practitioners and the clients they serve, the Boston Bar Association today filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) t...
On National Digital Literacy Day, Mayor Menino Announces “Tech Goes Home” Milestones
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --To mark National Digital Literacy Day, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston’s “Tech Goes Home” programming will reach 10,000 Bostonians from 6,000 households by summer 20...
Alleged Leader of Large Criminal Enterprise in Downtown Crossing Arraigned for Indentity Thefy, Possession...
BOSTON, MA - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The leader of an extensive criminal enterprise in Downtown Crossing has been arraigned in connection with identity theft and possession of counterfeit money, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today
Mayor Menino Announces Plans for Downtown School
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City of Boston’s intentions to acquire 585 Commercial Street as a site to be used for a new downtown school, expected to open in September 2016. Design...
Randolph Woman Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
BOSTON - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Randolph woman was sentenced late yesterday for using a stolen identity to sign fraudulent mortgage loan documents.
Accountable Care Associates Announces the Relocation of their New Corporate Headquarters to Downtown Springfield
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Accountable Care Associates today announced the relocation of its new corporate headquarters to One Monarch Place in downtown Springfield. Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, is excited by the pro...
MassHousing Honors Top-Producing Lenders for Their Commitment to Affordable Homeownership in Massachusetts
BOSTON - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has honored its 2012 top-producing home mortgage lending partners for their commitment to low- and moderate-income homebuyers while helping MassHousing achieve a record lending year for homeowner...
AG Coakley Targets Financial Companies for Predatory Loan Practices, Warns Homeowners About Foreclosure Relief...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- AG’s Office Obtains $20,000 Settlement with iMod Corporation, Files Lawsuit Against Pinnacle Financial for Soliciting Massachusetts Consumers with Foreclosure Relief Scams
