New Housing Development At Former Northampton State Hospital Site
Massachusetts state and local officials in Northampton,Tuesday marked more progress in a decades long effort to transform a former state hospital campus into a sustainable urban...
View ArticleCity Hall Protest Demands More Housing For The Poor
Anti poverty activists want more housing for the poor in Springfield Massachusetts. The comprehensive master plan for rebuilding from the tornado does not call for more affordable housing to be built....
View ArticleMassachusetts Funds New Housing Construction
Construction work on publicly funded housing developments in Massachusetts should be booming in coming months. The Patrick administration has committed tens of millions of dollars to build or...
View ArticleWilliamstown Set to Vote on Affordable Housing Measures
Next week, the people of Williamstown will vote on municipal efforts to expand and begin the process of developing new state funded Affordable Housing in the Northern Berkshire town. According to...
View ArticleForclosure Prevention Bill Working Its Way Through Mass. Legislature
On Wednesday, the state House of Representatives passed a modified version of the bill that will now head to the senate. The bill would help prevent foreclosures by requiring banks to be more flexible...
View ArticleHousing Market Balancing Out Across Region
The residential real estate market in upstate New York is showing some promising signs. Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports…The burst of the so-called "housing bubble" in late 2007 sent the...
View ArticleNeighborhood Transformation Project Seen As National Model
An inner city neighborhood once lost to blight and crime has undergone a transformation that officials believe could serve as a model for the entire country. The neighborhood revitalization in...
View ArticleActivists Seek Implementation Of Anti-foreclosure Law
A federal court ruling clears the way for the city of Springfield Massachusetts to implement a foreclosure ordinance. Housing rights advocates predict the local law will become a model for other...
View ArticleHousing Symposium Sparks Conversation In Berkshire Taconic Region
A housing symposium was held yesterday to address the challenges faced by communities in Eastern New York, Northwest Connecticut, and the Berkshires. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard...
View ArticleHelp Offered To Homeless Veterans In Western Massachusetts
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it is making progress in reducing the number of homeless veterans in the country. But the critical need was evident at an event Friday in Springfield...
View ArticleMassachusetts To Stop Sheltering Homeless In Motels
The state aims to phase out the use of motel rooms as emergency shelters for homeless families over the next 18 months and halt the program completely by June 30, 2014. Aaron Gornstein, the...
View ArticleRedevelopment Plans Announced For Historic Indian Motorcycle Site
American International College Tuesday announced a $25 million dollar redevelopment of the historic Indian Motorcycle property adjacent to its campus in Springfield Massachusetts. WAMC’s Pioneer...
View ArticleHome Sale Prices Up, Foreclosures Down In 2012
Boosted by higher home sale prices and more transactions spurred by low interest rates the amount of money spent on real estate in Hampden County last year was almost $1 billion, a nine percent...
View ArticleActivists Oppose Changes To Foreclosure Ordinance
The city of Springfield Massachusetts is considering changing a local ordinance that was hailed as a national model for addressing problems caused by foreclosures. Community activists, who championed...
View ArticleSpringfield City Council To Take Up Changes To Foreclosure Law
City Councilors in Springfield Massachusetts Monday night will consider changing a foreclosure ordinance to settle a lawsuit by several banks.
View ArticleChanges Called For In Housing Policies
Community activists in several US cities are calling for changes in housing policies. They point to a shortage of affordable housing in the midst of a surplus of vacant, bank-foreclosed properties. One...
View ArticleSpringfield City Council Rejects Changes To Foreclosure Ordinance
City councilors in Springfield Massachusetts have voted to reject a settlement with several banks over a foreclosure ordinance. The vote means the city can implement the ordinance even if the banks...
View ArticleHUD Considers Foreclosure On Tornado Damaged Housing Cooperative
Efforts by residents of a low- income housing cooperative in Springfield, Massachusetts to recover from the June 2011 tornado have been dealt another setback. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
View ArticleUS Attorney For Massachusetts Talks At Conference About Civil Rights Enforcement
The top federal law enforcement official in Massachusetts highlighted efforts to enforce civil rights laws during a speech in Springfield on Friday. The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, Carmen Ortiz,...
View ArticleHudson Valley Housing Report Shows New Trend
A Hudson Valley nonprofit organization has released a report on housing in the region. The findings point to a major change when it comes to home ownership. The report points to a revision of the...
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