Frances Louis’s “moral” claim to move into an empty foreclosed unit in Roxbury is philosophically dubious and flatly illegal — but it’s producing results. The bank is backing down. In the process, maybe the Wisconsin bank has stumbled on a partial short-term solution of transferring foreclosed properties before confrontations develop. Read and discuss.

BUT IT WAS SO EASY WHEN I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE…
You got married, had 3 kids, and definitely need a new home. The one you bought when you were single, no longer fits the bill, although you tried like heck trying to. 3 people brushing their teeth around one sink used to be cute…but [...]

There’s an affordable housing opportunity at 461 Park Drive, in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood.
461 Park Drive is a brand-new condo building of 21 studios, complete with elevator and central A/C.
Three units are available for between $153,800 – $196,300. Households of one can make up to between $48,000 – $60,000 and households of two from $54,000 [...]

“The number one thing that drives housing values is incomes,” said Todd Sinai, an associate professor of real estate at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. “When incomes fall, demand for housing falls.”
The above quote was in today’s New York Times.
Does anyone have data on Boston’s avg. income? How does it compare to [...]

Thomas M Menino, has done a lot to help the lower- and middle-class in the city during the 15 years he has been mayor (and the four months he was “acting” mayor).
His staff does him no favors, then, when they say things that are blatantly untrue; or, at the very least, misleading.
From yesterday’s Boston Globe:
The [...]

It’s always interesting to read about the “urban housing crisis” or whatever you want to call it.
Basically, the question is, how do you best provide safe, affordable housing to poor people who live in urban areas? Well, how does government provide this, is the real question. If you don’t buy into the idea [...]

At the Six55 condominium building, in South Boston.
Applications must be picked up in person only at the following times:
South Boston NDC: 365 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
August 18-21: Time: 10am-5pm
August 22: Time: 10am – 7pm
August 23: Time: 10am [...]

A proposal for a tower to be built next to and atop the Neiman Marcus department store in the Copley Square neighborhood of Boston is currently slogging its way through the public approval process.
Tent City is a mixed-income housing project directly adjacent to Copley Place.
A board member has written up a suggested “list of concerns” [...]

Several affordable housing opportunities are available in the new Long Glen rental complex, in Boston’s Allston neighborhood.
There are 33 units available, in total. Some are for those making up to 30% of the area’s median income and some are for those making up to 60% of the area’s median income.
If you’re single, this means [...]