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Boston Home Ownership

Wu launches $106 million in homeownership investments to address racial wealth gap

Ruihan Yang April 28, 2022
Mayor Wu announced $106 million in homeownership investments to Bostonians to address the housing crisis and racial wealth gap.
First-generation homebuyers will be eligible for housing grants under a new policy developed by Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development and the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

City to reallocate funds for first-generation homebuyers

Samuele Petruccelli February 12, 2021
Grants will be given as a 2-to-1 match, meaning that eligible homebuyers must contribute $2,500 of their own money to receive the full $5,000, and they must also earn less than the area median income,

Boston ranks in top 5 for most expensive rent in the nation

Laura Al Bast November 28, 2017

Rising rents and the trend of gentrification in Boston have remained steadfast, with the city ranking as the fifth most expensive place to rent in the nation, according to apartment rental platform...

GRAPHIC BY RACHEL DUNCAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF.

Here are the major issues Walsh needs to work on in the next 4 years

Till Kaeslin November 8, 2017

After winning the mayoral election on Tuesday, Martin Walsh will now have to address some of the biggest challenges facing the city’s residents over the course of his four-year term. Four of the...

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