In the last issue, we provided you with a briefing on Governor Baker’s Housing Choice Initiative, which includes a bill to change a key zoning law in Massachusetts. The goal of the change is to help make it easier for cities and towns to build more housing.

As a Realtor®, you play a unique role in the home buying process. You are a trusted advisor, guide, mentor, coach and teacher, especially for the first-time buyer. At MassHousing, we know that when it comes to financing a home purchase, many buyers look to you for advice. We recently surveyed more than 600 of our borrowers and many said that they first learned about us from a Realtor®. If you were one of those, thank you!

I have long thought about the importance of “gratitude” in our profession. Personally, it is something I try to express frequently. Yet, it seems that with influx of all of our communication technologies in society (and our industry), the concept of gratitude has been pushed aside a bit.