Rent Control Proposal Should Be Wake-Up Call to Real Estate Industry
Real estate declared victory over rent control far too quickly. It’s time to get ahead of an expected 2028 fight with alternatives that speak to supporters’ motivations.
Beacon Hill Won’t Go Big on Housing. But That’s Not the End of the Story
Hoping Beacon Hill will demolish NIMBY zoning in one grand bill? Consider the saying that insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results.
Why Hometown Financial Broke from Mutual Bank Path
One of Massachusetts’ largest mutual bank holding companies is switching to a stock institution, highlighting a philosophical divide among industry leaders about the best way to grow and succeed.
Taxing Home Sales Won’t Solve Massachusetts’ Housing Crisis
A transfer tax would make it harder to buy, sell and build housing while doing little to address the root cause of our housing affordability crisis.
What It Takes to Build with Faith
Nonprofit developer Bill Grogan is an expert in building housing on working with faith groups to build housing on their land, something the state could legalize this summer.
Brookline Seeks Housing, as Cambridge Mulls Rollback
Political gains by Brookline’s YIMBY forces are prompting officials to study the most aggressive strategies in recent history to encourage housing production.
Rent Control Proposal Should Be Wake-Up Call to Real Estate Industry
Real estate declared victory over rent control far too quickly. It’s time to get ahead of an expected 2028 fight with alternatives that speak to supporters’ motivations.
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