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SHIRLEY -- Up to 120 units of affordable housing for senior citizens are coming to Devens. A $380,000 loan from the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation will be used to develop Shirley Commons. The...

A state lending program that helps qualifying participants finance home modifications has increased the maximum loan amount available to eligible borrowers. The new maximum loan amount for the Home Modification Loan P...

Boston’s Codman Square District in southern Dorchester is a racially diverse, predominantly lower-income neighborhood with a rich history. Codman Square was an important civic and commercial center in Boston, home to ...

The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation has provided $200,000 in predevelopment financing and up to $900,000 in acquisition financing to Main South CDC for the 92 Grand St. project in Worcester. Main...

Gov. Charlie Baker, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Cardinal Sean O’Malley were among the city and state leaders who attended a ceremony yesterday celebrating the transformation of a historic downtown building into a home fo...

  Roger Herzog Community-based organizations serving low-income families, women and children have long understood the benefits of integrating housing and early education services as core aspects of their...

It won’t happen overnight, but a vacant property in an isolated section of Church Green could eventually feature an apartment building catering to income-eligible senior citizens. “It’s a good site,” said Carl...

NEW BEDFORD — Guests stepped into the Howland House Thursday evening and exchanged memories of what the building was and now is. At the ribbon-cutting to debut the renovations, Patrick Sullivan, director of New Bedfo...

MassHousing announced yesterday it provided $10.8 million in financing to the nonprofit developer Home City Development Inc., to advance the second phase of the substantial rehabilitation of the 136-unit E. Henry Twiggs...

The City of Northampton has spent the last four years developing a plan to revitalize the Pleasant Street Corridor, a stretch that has been identified as an important gateway to downtown Northampton.  Two CDC affordable...

Lexington Housing Authority (LHA) is “now the proud owner of five condos at Pine Grove Village,” according to LHA Executive Director Caileen Foley. Foley made the announcement at the Dec. 13 Lexington Housing Autho...

When he first arrived in Massachusetts in the early 1980s, Samuel Salguero had no trouble finding an affordable place to live. The 67-year-old immigrated to the United States from Guatemala decades ago, settling first...