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MassHousing Webinars (on the Web) |
Beginning on Wednesday, March 5 MassHousing will be offering webinars
exclusively for REALTORS® explaining MassHousing's mortgage services
aimed at helping low-to-moderate income homebuyers and renters. The
webinars will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will last no more than 90 minutes.
The webinar will be repeated every Wednesday in March and is only open
to REALTORS®. For more information contact Kathy Connolly at
617-854-1348. For registration instructions
click here.
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Earn Your ABR in March |
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On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 the Boston City Council voted
unanimously to approve a new law regulating the maintenance of abandoned
and foreclosed properties. The ordinance sponsored by Councilor Robert Consalvo (District 5-Hyde Park, Roslindale, Mattapan), requires companies to register foreclosed properties with the City, identify who
is responsible for maintenance, post their contact information on the
property and pay a $100 annual fee...Read More |
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On Tuesday, the Boston Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors voted to advance a proposal to change the City of Boston Zoning Code prohibiting landlords from renting to five or more students. Although current law already prohibits landlords from renting to four or more unrelated people under the lodging house statute and the state sanitary code stipulates standards of habitability, Councilor Michael Ross (District 8-Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Kenmore, Mission Hill, West End, Allston) contends additional regulation is...Read More
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With the ink still fresh on President Bush's $152 billion stimulus plan,
Senate Democrats are pushing for new ways to address the troubled housing
market.
One such strategy causing controversy would allow bankruptcy judges to
alter the terms of certain mortgages, including interest rates, payback
periods and principle balances. Currently, bankruptcy...Read More |
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Looking for a new market opportunity? Foreclosures have created significant
opportunities for real estate professionals. Though not for the faint of
heart, investing in foreclosed properties can prove profitable for those
willing to put in the required research and work.
According to data released this month from RealtyTrac's year-end
Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report...Read More |
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GBAR is currently accepting nominations for the position of Regional Vice
President to the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) for 2009. The
elected office holder presides at each regional caucus of the MAR Directors
(three per year) from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) and
oversees the coordination of state REALTOR® association objectives and
activities within GBREB. Election to this position provides an automatic
seat on...Read More |
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