Massachusetts RealEstateRama

Boston, MA - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nixon Peabody LLP is honored to announce that two firm clients, the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Hostelling International, were among the commercial real estate industry projects recognized by the Boston Business Journal in its inaugural Best In Boston Real Estate Awards. Both projects were named award finalists along with other movers and shakers in the Greater Boston's real estate industry from major developers and brokers to dealmakers and builders recognized by the BBJ

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On May 22nd, City Clerk Maureen Feeney swore in Mayor Menino’s two new appointees to the Boston Fair Housing Commission’s five-member board. In the photo below, Fair Housing Commissioners Mary W...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the members of an advisory panel that will help identify and address Boston’s new housing needs. The Housing Boston 2020 Advisory Panel is comprised of housi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today gave a full progress update on Boston’s innovation center, and revealed the name of the building under construction at 75 Northern Avenue on the South Boston Waterfron...

BOSTON, MA - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Massachusetts homeowners have received more than $637 million in total consumer relief during the first full year since the National Mortgage Settlement, according to numbers provided by the five major ba...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boston Parks and Recreation Department would like to remind property owners and contractors that it is illegal to remove street trees without review or approval from the City of Boston Tree Ward...

BOSTON, MA - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $104,950 to support sober housing programs in Boston, Worcester and Springfield. The MassHousing grants will come from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc. (CCRI), a...

BOSTON - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has been named a finalist for two Rosoff Awards presented by The Ad Club to companies with meaningful diversity, mentoring and inclusion programs.

BOSTON - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley today issued the following statement in response to a study from The Warren Group reporting a significant decline in Massachusetts foreclosures during the month o...

BOSTON - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to help Massachusetts municipalities with high rates of distressed and vacant properties turn the corner on the foreclosure crisis, Attorney General Martha Coakley today opened the application pe...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...