“I ordered a large coffee and a condo. I got both.”
East Boston resident and writer Megan Johnson shares her experience of purchasing a home in the neighborhood through Boston housing programs in the Boston Globe. It’s a great read!
Megan recounts the years that she attempted to buy a market-rate unit while also applying for housing lotteries. Thanks to skyrocketing mortgage rates, Megan felt her dream of being a homeowner would be just that..a dream. Then she heard about an affordable resale unit that was available, and she learned about the city’s ONE+Boston program for her mortgage. Megan shares her frustrations, fears, and tears in the piece, but in the end, she’s now a homeowner! Also shared? Tips on how you, too can become a homeowner through city first-time homeowners programs!
You can read all about it here!
PS. if you don’t follow Megan on Twitter, you should! She’s a great follow!
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
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