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Massachusetts Housing Week Recap with the Undersecretaries

Undersecretary Anthony and Deputy Undersecretary Jemison Bring Commonwealth Housing Week to Framingham

FRAMINGHAM - Today, Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Undersecretary Barbara Anthony and Housing and Community Development Deputy Undersecretary Arthur Jemison visited Framingham to award South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) $28,037.05 in grant money to promote housing recovery and stability in the region. More Information

Undersecretaries Gornstein and Anthony Bring Commonwealth Housing Week to Springfield

SPRINGFIELD – Today, Undersecretary of Housing and Community Development Aaron Gornstein and Undersecretary of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Barbara Anthony visited Springfield College to announce that the Commonwealth would award Springfield-based HAPHousing $140,080.10 in grant money to promote housing recovery and stability in the region. More Information

Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation's Division of Banks Awards $1.3 Million in Foreclosure Education and Counseling Grants

BOSTON - The Patrick Administration's Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation’s Division of Banks (DOB) today announced $1.3 million in grants to 11 regional foreclosure prevention centers and 10 individual/first-time homeownership centers across Massachusetts as part of the Commonwealth's Housing Week. More Information

Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and Department of Housing and Community Development to Co-Host Twitter Town Hall

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development invite homeowners, industry leaders, advocates, and the general public to participate in a Twitter Town Hall surrounding housing issues on Friday, June 14 from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EST.  More Information