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Massachusetts bill aims to save homeowners from foreclosures, evictions
BOSTON — Imagine waking up in the home you own to find an eviction notice on the door or a real estate agent changing locks, without being aware that the failure to pay a municipal bill prompted officials to foreclose on your home and authorize its sale. It happens.
Healey administration promotes housing development incentive program for Gateway Cities
The Healey administration has unveiled $27 million worth of new tax credits to support housing developments across the state, potentially supporting hundreds of new housing units. Governor Maura Healey was in Lowell Tuesday to announce new Housing Development Incentive Program awards for more than a dozen developments across the Commonwealth.
Housing Questionnaire: Newton for Everyone asked, candidates answered
Newton for Everyone sent the candidates in the Middlesex 11th and 12th district state representative races a questionnaire recently on housing, and now the housing advocacy group has published the candidates’ answers. The group created a very detailed web page on its site, with drop-down menus for questions and...
Lancaster 40B development receives financing
LANCASTER — MassHousing has closed on $8 million in affordable housing financing to MCO & Associates, Inc., which is currently building 32 new mixed-income cottage-style rental homes in Lancaster. The MCO Cottage Rentals will encompass 18 acres and include green space, was permitted by the Town of Lancaster under...
State awards Construct with $3.1 million grant for Cassilis Farm
Great Barrington — Construct Inc., the leading nonprofit provider of affordable housing and support services in the Southern Berkshires, has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the Healey-Driscoll administration’s 2024 Affordable Housing Development program. The state funds will help construct and subsidize 11 units at Cassilis Farm, a Gilded Age estate in New Marlborough, making them affordable to families and workers at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI).
Beacon Hills may help homeowners whose foundations are crumbling
BOSTON - Homeowners across the state who rallied on Beacon Hill asking for help to pay for their crumbling foundations may soon see some relief.Why are foundations crumbling?Thursday night, state senators approved an amendment to the Affordable Housing Act that will create a fund for Massachusetts residents whose foundations are failing. The problem is a natural mineral called pyrrhotite, which eventually causes concrete foundations to crumble - and insurance doesn't cover the costs. The state now mandates quarries to test their product for pyrrhotite."The next step is finding the best methods for funding this effort," State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Spencer,...
Westborough CC Purchases 2.7-Acre Webster Groves Christian Church Property
Change is in store for the property at 1320 W. Lockwood Ave., which has been home to Webster Groves Christian Church since 1954 and was sold earlier this month to the Westborough Country Club. The sale closed on June 7 and marks something of a homecoming for the golf and...
Alex Jablon talks housing, transparency and his dive into state politics
Alexander Jablon—political rookie and self-described “finance guy”—is running for state representative in the Middlesex 11th district on a platform of transparency and pragmatic progressivism. “I want to help as many people as possible,” Jablon said. At 28, Jablon sees his age as an advantage. “I’m...
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