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WPRI 12 Eye Whitness News > Battling Blight: New Bedford restoring historic homes for lower income buyers

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By: Shannon Hegy  
Diana Pinzon  
Posted: May 21, 2018 05:04 PM EDT

 
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Blighted properties aren’t just eyesores. They pose safety risks, health hazards, and decrease surrounding property values.
But New Bedford has initiated a program that is both trying to rehabilitate and fill vacant homes and preserve the rich history that some of those properties have to offer. 
Related: How Providence is Battling Blight »
At first glance, 318 Pleasant St. is the kind of blighted property that’s become all-too-common in cities across the country: forgotten, boarded-up, and left to rot.  
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The City has grant and loan funds available for you!

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The City of New Bedford Department of Planning, Housing and Community Development
—The City has grant and loan funds available for you!

Are you a First Time Home Buyer interested in buying your first home?
Do you need repairs to your home or rental property?
Lead paint in your house or rental property?
Need accessibility modifications to your home?

All households must meet HUD income limits to be eligible for these programs.  For more information, please call (508) 979-1500 or visit www.newbedford-ma.gov/planning-housing-community-development.
The City of New Bedford will be holding its next F [ read more... ]

Fall River/New Bedford Housing Partnership’s 10 year Celebration

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Fall River/New Bedford Housing Partnership’s 10 year Celebration
We had over 100 people in attendance – at Rachel’s Lakeside on Friday October 20th to celebrate 10 years of providing educational services for first time homebuyers, credit counseling and flexible mortgage programs- such as the Buy New Bedford and the Buy Fall River Programs.
Fall River/New Bedford Housing Partnership is comprised of local stakeholders including local lenders, city and state representatives, and social service agencies.
 
Below is a list of our current partners.
Follow this link for a look back of the past 10 years! [ read more... ]

HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY – LOTTERY

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NEIGHBORHOODS FIRST
City of New Bedford – Mayor Jon Mitchell
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING,
HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PATRICK J. SULLIVAN, DIRECTOR
HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Developed By:
Excalibur Property Management
In conjunction with the:

Single Family Home For Sale
62 JIREH ST, NEW BEDFORD, MA
PURCHASE PRICE $169,900

OPEN HOUSE DATES:
SATURDAY’S
June 24, July 1, July 8, July 15, July 22
1:00-2:00PM
Excalibur Property Management, in collaboration with the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey and the City of New Bedford’s Department of Planning, Housing and Community Development, has recently completed the restora [ read more... ]