Archive for March, 2009
Massachusetts Foreclosures: Help From the White House
The Boston Condo Loft did a very nice job covering President Obama’s Foreclosure plan. For us, that means that Boston Foreclosures, and Massachusetts Foreclosures are likely to decline. First, the basics of the plan. The Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan will not go to speculators, and is intended for owner occupied homes. The Treasury will partner with [...]
Boston and Massachusetts Foreclosure & Community Stabilization Conference
Find out what YOU can do to reverse the foreclosure crisis in Massachusetts: Foreclosure & Community Stabilization Conference. Interact with elected officials, housing, legal, community organizing experts and other concerned residents about cutting edge activities that are impacting the foreclosure crisis now and how we can increase our impact! Advance registration preferred but not necessary, [...]
Nearly 500 Massachusetts Foreclosure Filings
ForeclosureMass.com reports some interesting statistics from last week. 443 new foreclosures were filed in Massachusetts over this past week, ending Friday, March 13, 2009, 47 more new foreclosed properties than last week with 396 new foreclosure filings. Broken down by county, Barnstable County had 26 foreclosures, Berkshire County had 5 foreclosures, Bristol County had 28 [...]
Massachusetts Foreclosure Plans Announced
$54.6 Million Available in Massachusetts Foreclosure Financing
Boston is one of four cities in the Commonwealth to receive more than $11 million dollars in direct aid to help buy foreclosed properties. Massachusetts will receive $43.6 million, and four cities – Boston, Brockton, Springfield and Worcester – will get a additional direct allocation totaling $11 million. Under the program, part of a housing [...]
Massachusetts Foreclosures Decline
Despite RealtyTrac’s recent reports that foreclosures in the U.S. have jumped 30 percent, year-over-year and almost 6 percent since January, foreclosures in Massachusetts, have declined. Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts fell more than 24 percent from February 2009 from the February 2008, and 12 percent from this January. Scott Van Voorhis, writing for the Boston Globe notes: [...]
The Boston Condo Loft Covers Boston Foreclosures
The Boston Condo Loft, a blog run by several real estate agents, has picked up on the interest for foreclosures in Boston. As part of their coverage of foreclosures in Boston, they’ve highlighted three Boston foreclosures that piqued their interest: $289,000 | MLS # 70874972 4 Story Street Boston, MA 02127 $325,000 | MLS # [...]
NECN Covers the Boston Foreclosure Auction
200,000 Facing Foreclosure in Massachusetts to be Helped
WBUR reports Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts homeowners might be able to stay in their homes or pay less for their mortgages under a packaged outlined today by President Barack Obama. The president wants $75 billion to go to homeowners who are behind on their mortgages. But his plan would also lower payments for people [...]
REMINDER: Boston Foreclosure Auction Today!
More than 400 foreclosed homes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire will be auctioned at 9:30 a.m. Saturday by REDC/USHomeAuction.com at the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel.