December
14
2006
BOSTON --- A UMass Boston study reports that minority-headed households continue to face the highest risk of foreclosure and that they have a tougher time than whites in juggling housing costs with other everyday expenses. ... Boston Globe, Dec. 14, 2006
December
12
2006
NORTHAMPTON --- The Village at Hospital Hill effort has received over $85 million in state and federal funding and tax credits, and will include a mix of commercial, industrial, and residential space, including 207 units of mixed-income housing.
December
10
2006
AMHERST --- The Housing Partnership has decided to move forward with plans to develop 38 units of affordable housing on town-owned land, but the units will be available for sale rather than rented.
December
10
2006
ARLINGTON --- The city manager has called for a second land appraisal to be performed on a parcel that developers hope to designate as a 40B effort, saying that earlier estimates may be too high.
December
8
2006
LAWRENCE --- A $40 million plan will rehabilitate a mill into 155 rental apartments that will eventually be converted to condominium units. Ten percent of the units will be reserved for low-income renters.
December
7
2006
CONCORD --- The local housing committee has been replaced by the Concord Housing Development Corporation, with hopes that it will be able to leverage greater community preservation funds to proactively pursue affordable housing opportunities.