BOSTON, Dec. 30, 2008 --- A new report released by MHP finds that the three most important factors in determining metro area employment growth are how much housing...
Policy & Opinion: Put focus on making housing less expensiveBOSTON, Dec. 5, 2008 --- Harvard's Ed Glaeser argues that policy makers should focus on making housing less expensive, rather than on stimulus that would make...
MHP champions new financing tools and new local strategies for the development of affordable housing in Massachusetts --- and backs that commitment with a billion dollar bank loan fund that's the only one of its kind in the U.S.
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Zoning
Chapter 40BAMHERST, Dec. 12, 2008 --- MHP will co-sponsor an affordable housing expo on Thursday, January 15 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hampshire College.
9 non-profits receive innovation grants to pursue housing initiativesBOSTON, December 8, 2008 --- In its ongoing effort to support non-profit and community-based development organizations, MHP has awarded $355,000 in capacity...
More News |MHP's Community Housing Initiatives team (CHI) supports communities, local officials, local housing authorities and developers in their efforts to create affordable housing for low and moderate-income families.
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Resources & LinksWORCESTER, December 1, 2008 --- MHP is once again using its ability to provide long-term, fixed-rate private financing for affordable rental housing in Worcester,...
Valley CDC opens affordable housing in Northampton, AmherstNORTHAMPTON, Nov. 27, 2008 --- The Valley Community Development Corporation (VCDC) recently celebrated the opening of two affordable housing efforts, an eight-unit...
More News |MHP helps developers of affordable rental housing by providing long-term, fixed-rate financing at competitive interest rates. MHP financing can be used for new construction, acquisition, acquisition and rehab, and for the refinancing of existing debt.
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Permanent Rental Financing
Tax-Exempt Bonds
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MHP Interest RatesBOSTON, Dec. 10, 2008 --- There's good news for employers who have joined MassWorks and employers who are considering it. The program is going to be easier to use.
Homeownership news: Guidance for renters in foreclosed propertiesBOSTON, Dec. 9, 2008 --- The Patrick Administration has released a brochure outlining the rights of renters living in foreclosed buildings. The effort received MHP funding.
More News |Homebuyers can get a fix on their future, while banks and homeownership developers can serve their customers best with SoftSecond, the state's most successful mortgage program for low and moderate- income first-time homebuyers.
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