Merrimack Valley Housing Report

Merrimack Valley Housing Report (MVHR) is a collaboration between the UMass Lowell Technical Assistance and Research Center for Housing Sustainability/ Center for Family, Work and Community and the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds.

MVHR will report on residential and housing trends, statistics and will collaboratively study real estate developments and trends in the Merrimack Valley, issuing periodic reports and special studies, sponsor conferences and seminars and serve as an unbiased source of housing and real estate related information for the region. 

MVHR is funded in part by the Office of the Chancellor, UMass Lowell.

In the November Issue 

What Impact will Homebuyer Tax Credits have on the Valley?
David Turcotte discusses the extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit and discusses its impact.

Foreclosures Again on the Rise
Richard P. Howe Jr. analyzes the recent increase in foreclosures and orders of notice across the valley.

The Burden of Rent:  The Consistent Housing Crisis
Keith Vaillancourt discusses unaffordable rents for many households in Lowell and Lawrence.

Regional Network Combats Homelessness
Kristin Ross-Sitcawich describes the Regional Network and its current goals and objectives. 

Also:  Mortgage, Deed, Foreclosure and Order of Notice Data for October 2009 compared to October 2008.

If you would like to receive the "Merrimack Valley Housing Report" via e-mail, contact David_Turcotte@uml.edu.