Housing tips for overseas students

If you’ve just arrived in Boston for college, you might be busy dealing with orientation and getting familiar with the city. Moving into a sweet apartment is the best way to start your new life here. Here are some housing tips to help you find a comfortable place to live.

How to qualify for affordable housing

We’ve all heard about someone who lives in affordable housing at a trendy neighborhood. Who wouldn’t want to have an address in the Theater District or Back Bay, next to shopping, dining and celebrity neighbors?

MassHousing provides nearly $1 billion for affordable housing

MassHousing announced Oct. 12 that it provided nearly $1 billion in financing for affordable housing in fiscal year 2012, setting a new one-year lending record.

“Creating affordable housing helps to generate jobs, grow local businesses and strengthen our communities,” said Governor Deval Patrick. “Government’s role is to help people help themselves, and investing in affordable housing will build a better Commonwealth for generations to come.”

Mayor Menino Kick-Starts “You Have Rights” Campaign

City of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino made an appearance in Chinatown on April 23 at the Metropolitan Community Room, on Oak Street, to kick-start the Office of New Bostonians’ new “You Have Rights” education campaign, aimed at providing information to residents about their rights to decent housing and reporting substandard conditions.

New Affordable Housing Opens in Quincy Center

In a ceremony that included speeches from recently re-elected Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch and Asian Community Development Corporation Board President Michael Tow, thirty-four new affordable housing units were opened in Quincy at 6 Fort Street.

The complex, which has been restored from a predominantly vacant and disinvested building, features some 42,000 square feet of residential space and roughly 1,000 square feet of community space. The building includes 63 parking spaces and incorporates around 8,000 square feet of outdoor recreational space.