MassHousing HomeOwnership Announcements
If you have questions about any of the MassHousing HomeOwnership Product Announcements below, please contact your MassHousing Relationship Manager at 888.843.6432 or homeownership@masshousing.com.
Recent Announcements
February 14, 2024 | 2024.02: NEW Down Payment Assistance, Product Updates and Documents
January 5, 2024 | 2024.01: Income Certification Process, Compliance Assurance and Milestones
December 4, 2023 | Update: 2024 Loan Limit Update
August 24, 2023 | 2023.10: Federal Tax Installment Plans
July 5, 2023 | 2023.09: Updated Income Limits
May 17, 2023 | 2023.08: Updated Acquisition Cost Limits
May 8, 2023 | 2023.07: Enhancements to eMassHousing Portal
April 18, 2023 | 2023.06: Removal of Underwriting Overlay and Clarification on QM Exempt Loans
April 3, 2023 | 2023.05: Reminder of Supplemental Information Form and an Update on Condo Project Manager
March 24, 2023 | 2023.04: Change of Address for Mortgagee Clause
February 23, 2023 | 2023.03: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
February 17, 2023 | 2023.02: New Enhancements to MassHousing's Mortgage Insurance Platform
January 10, 2023 | 2023.01: Update on Tax Return Policy
December 14, 2022 | 2022.16: Permanent solution to challenges with uploading documents & NEW Loan Limits on Conventional Products
December 1, 2022 | 2022.15: Follow up on Announcement 2022.13 - removal of LLPAs
November 21, 2022 | 2022.14: MassDREAMS grant program will be suspended as of Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 10:00 p.m.
November 7, 2022 | 2022.13: GSE Credit Fee Update
November 2, 2022 | 2022.12: MASSDREAMS Process Modifications and Best Practices
October 20, 2022 | 2022.11: Accessory Dwelling Units
October 6, 2022 | 2022.10: Updated MassDREAMS Guidelines & Approval and Funding Process
September 1, 2022 | 2022.09: Suspension of Tax Transcript Policy
August 31, 2022 | 2022.08: eMassHousing Portal Enhancements
August 29, 2022 | 2022.07: MassDREAMS Grant Program Details
August 16, 2022 | 2022.06: HomeOwnership MassDREAMS Grant (Delivering Real Equity and Mortgage Stability)
August 10, 2022 | 2022.05: Update to our Portal's "Quick Start Guide for Administrators"
June 29, 2022 | 2022.04: Income and Acquisition Cost Limits
April 25, 2022 | 2022.03: American National Standards Institute
March 18, 2022 | 2022.02: WFA Product Enhancement & NEW WFA DPA Forms
February 1, 2022 | 2022.01: MassHousing Migrates to NEW Loan Origination, Purchasing and Mortgage Insurance Platform
December 15, 2021 | 2021.12: MassHousing's Launch of our NEW Loan Origination, Purchasing and Mortgage Insurance Platform
September 9, 2021 | 2021.11: Acceptable AUS Findings
July 15, 2021 | 2021/10: Correction to Reimbursement Policy for Lender Paid Upfront MIP on the WFA 2.0 FHA Product
June 29, 2021 | 2021.09: WFA 2.0 FHA Product and Enhancements to the Certification of Income Eligibility Process (revised 7/15/2021)
June 15, 2021 | 2021.08: Correction of Worcester County Income Limit
June 4, 2021 | 2021.07: Income Limit Update
June 2, 2021 | 2021.06: Update on MassHousing Announcement 2021.03
May 26, 2021 | 2021.05: LPA® AUS Findings 2-4 Units
May 19, 2021 | 2021:04: Tax Transcripts
April 27, 2021 | 2021.03: GSE Loans and the Revised QM Rule
February 18, 2021 | 2021.02: Servicing Transfer Reminders
January 13, 2021 | 2021.01: Update on Redesigned URLA and NEW IRS Form 4506-C
December 15, 2020 | 2020.19: Updates on Deed Riders, CU Risk Score, MERS DPA Fee, Trailing Docs and GSE & FHA Flexibilities (updated January 19, 2021)
October 30, 2020 | 2020.18: Workforce Advantage 2.0 Product Release
October 2, 2020 | 2020.17: NEW Workforce Advantage (WFA) 2.0 Product
September 25, 2020 | 2020.16: Update on Escrow Holdback Policy
September 3, 2020 | 2020.15: Update on Temporary Flexibilities (updated April 22, 2021)
August 28, 2020 | 2020.14: Adverse Market Refinance LLPA Update
August 14, 2020 | 2020.13: Adverse Market Refinance LLPA
June 18, 2020 | 2020.12: New Income Limits & Forms; CU Risk Scores; COVID-19 Flexibilities; FHA Mortgage Insurance Certificates
May 29, 2020 | 2020.11: MassHousing's response to updated guidance addressed in Fannie Mae Lender Letter 2020-03 and Freddie Mac Bulletin 2020-17 and 2020-19
May 13, 2020 | 2020.10: Response to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Updates and Extension to Flexibilities
April 28, 2020 | 2020.09: Early Payment Default Due to COVID-19
April 24, 2020 | 2020.08: Updates on Conventional Loan Appraisal Flexibilities for Condominium Projects and Acquisition Cost Limits
April 9, 2020 | 2020.07: Closing/Pre-purchase Temporary Overlays/Temporary Employment/Income Requirements/Guidelines on Loans in Forbearance
April 3, 2020 | 2020.06: Product Updates and Additional Temporary Flexibilities
March 30, 2020 | 2020.05: Tax Transcript Temporary Flexibilities (Updated)
March 25, 2020 | 2020.04: MassHousing COVID-19 Response (updated 5/5/2020)
March 16, 2020 | 2020.03: HomeOwnership Announcement
February 14, 2020 | 2020.02: Workforce Advantage with Down Payment Assistance
January 7, 2020 | Bulletin 2020.01: Product and MI Changes
January 7, 2020 | Announcement 2020.01: Seller Guide Updates