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Alexis and Delyann’s Homebuying Story

A homebuying resolution achieved Read More

Concord Homeowners Use Energy Saver to Complete Green Home Makeover

Jeff and Courtney had long wanted to upgrade the systems and energy efficiency in their Concord home, and with their aging oil heating system reaching the end of its life they began looking for a more sustainable replacement and other green home improvements. Using MassHousing’s Energy Saver… Read More

Energy Saver Helps Update Three-Family Home in Brockton

When Jason and his wife bought a three-family home in Brockton during the pandemic, the property needed a lot of improvements. “It’s an older house and it needed a lot of upgrades,” said Jason. “We needed to upgrade the heating system, which we did with heat pumps. The… Read More

Energy Saver Helps Homeowner Go Solar on the Vineyard

There were several reasons why Laura wanted to make her family’s year-round Martha’s Vineyard home more energy efficient and reduce its carbon footprint. Going solar would greatly reduce their energy costs and consumption, and going all electric would align with her town’s formal goals to reduce household dependence on… Read More

Energy Saver Helps Homeowner Upgrade 19th Century Home

After paying some hefty bills to heat her Chelmsford home in the winter of 2024, Rebecca decided to act on her long-standing goal to make her house more energy efficient and cost effective. “That last heating season we had was outrageous for (natural) gas prices. We had always… Read More

MassHousing and Bluestone Bank Partner to Help Suburban Boston Homebuyer

MassHousing partners with Mortgage Loan Originators around Massachusetts who have helped thousands of people obtain the benefits of owning their own homes with MassHousing’s safe, affordable home loan products. Our partner lender Bluestone Bank recently made the dream of homeownership a reality for a woman who never… Read More

Lori’s Homebuying Story

Lori and her family outside their New Bedford home For most of her life, Lori lived in the multifamily home owned by her parents with their extended family living under one roof. When Lori took custody of her three grandchildren, however, the living space was compressed… Read More

Energy Saver Home Loan Program Powers Long-Awaited Decarbonization Project

David had long wanted to decarbonize his Cape Cod home and make it more energy efficient. He started by researching and installing heat pumps for his water heater and home heating. It was during his research of the heat pumps and other energy-efficient options that he came across… Read More

A Five-Year Journey to Homeownership

Ilse and Jomar started their homebuying journey more than five years ago amid a global pandemic. Figuring they could put what they spent for rent each month into a mortgage for a home of their own, the couple educated themselves about the process, overcame several setbacks, and recently achieved… Read More

Preparation Pays off for Lowell Homebuyer

While renting for seven years, Elinor had set her sights on owning her own home, but she knew that if she did not prepare and educate herself about the process, that her dream would go unfulfilled. “I had been renting, always with the idea that I would leave… Read More