Spring Home Sales Sluggish in Bay State
By Aglaia Pikounis
The spring sales season did little to rejuvenate the sluggish housing market. Sales and prices of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts fell in May.
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Time Crunch
Part Two of a Two-Part Series
By Amy Wyeth
With lenders now requiring more equity, more income documentation and higher credit scores, fewer subprime borrowers are able to refinance out of adjustable-rate loans. And for many borrowers whose rates have gone up or are about to reset, the clock is ticking.
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New-Home Permitting Declines in State
By Aglaia Pikounis
Permitting for new-home construction in Massachusetts has tumbled in 2007 as builder confidence sank this month to its lowest level in 16 years.
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Builders Seeking Expansion Of State’s Chapter 40R Law
By Aglaia Pikounis
Builders are urging lawmakers to expand a state law that provides financial incentives for dense mixed-income housing development near town centers and public transit stations to appeal to smaller rural communities.
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