Housing Links and Resources

Links to Foreclosure/Sub-Prime Lending Resources for Consumers

City of Boston

Boston Home Center: Official website of the City of Boston. The Department of Neighborhood Development's Boston Home Center provides foreclosure prevention resources for Boston residents.

State of Massachusetts

Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation foreclosure resources for homeowners and tenants.

Division of Banks Hope Hotline for foreclosure prevention.

MassHousing mortgage refinance and counseling programs.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Information on Federal and local resources for foreclosure prevention, as well as the Federal Reserve sponsored Mortgage Relief Fund.

Links to Information-Rich Websites

Boston Redevelopment Authority
The City of Boston’s planning and economic development agency. Website provides pdf links to BRA research and publications and information on events, programs, and initiatives.

City of Boston
Official website of the City of Boston. See Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development for a list of housing programs and other information.

CURP — Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University
A nonpartisan think tank addressing a wide range of issues facing urban policy and planning with particular emphasis on the Greater Boston region. Website has a Greater Boston Database, news and report links, and list of books related to Boston.

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston is a new enterprise of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, working with universities, public agencies, and other organizations in the region to improve the governance of Greater Boston. Website includes pdf research, reports, and ordering information, and event and program information.

Boston Housing Authority
The largest landlord in Boston and the largest public housing authority in New England. Website provides press releases, their newsletter, a database of their public housing holdings, and information on programs and events.

Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
A Massachusetts think tank that promotes deep research on public policy issues. Website provides pdf reports and studies and ordering information, links, and program and event information.

MassINC — Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth
MassINC is a nonpartisan think tank and advocacy group to promote the growth and vitality of the state’s middle class. Website provides html links to articles from their quarterly Commonwealth magazine, pdf versions of their research publications (free registration required), and information on initiatives, forums and events.

Citizen's Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
The non-profit umbrella organization for affordable housing and community development activities throughout Massachusetts. Website provides pdf and ordering information for publications and reports, job bank, consultant directory, expiring use database, links, news, and information on programs and events.

Metropolitan Area Planning Council
The MAPC is the regional planning agency representing 101 cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts, including Boston. Their Online Metro Data Center offers a broad range of demographic and economic information on this region. Website also provides information on the MAPC’s programs and initiatives.

Knowledgeplex — powered by the Fannie Mae Foundation
News and information resource for the affordable housing and community development field.  Includes DataPlace, a new data resource, with demographic, housing, mortgage and lending data on any region in the US, with downloadable maps, charts, tables and rankings.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is the Federal agency responsible for addressing America's housing needs. Links to state HUD agencies, pdf and ordering information of related publications, Hud listservs, and information on events, programs, and initiatives.

Resources: Ways to Get More Involved

Citizen's Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)

Rosie's Place

Traveler's Aid

Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance