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| | Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA USA |
 | | The initiative, titled Three Decker Plus, offers a $20,000 purchase subsidy and closing cost assistance from the city and Fleet Boston, and builds on an 11-year-old "soft second mortgage" program, thanks to a $20 million commitment from Fleet. |
 | | At a press conference near the top of Welling-ton Hill in Mattapan, in front of the three decker home of the Pittman family, Menino, Housing Chief Charlotte Golar Richie, Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA) official Florence Hagins, and FleetBoston CEO Chad Gifford outlined the motivation behind the program, as well as the nuts and bolts. |
 | | The program benefits first-time Boston resident homebuyers with an income under 80 percent of the area median income who are seeking to buy a three-unit residential property in the city. |
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