Nordblom Pitches 103 Apartments in Coolidge Corner
Burlington-based developer The Nordblom Company is proposing Coolidge Corner’s second new apartment building in decades, in place of a parking lot it owns.
Fitchburg State, GFI Plan Housing in Place of Theater Revival
Fitchburg State University officials are reversing course on long-mooted plans to revitalize a decaying former theater in downtown Fitchburg.
Lowell Nonprofit Exec Arraigned on Rental Assistance Fraud Charges
A Lowell nonprofit leader has been charged with funneling over $280,000 in state rental aid to himself, his wife, family and friends.
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Leaves Questions for Mass. Builders
The Supreme Court’s tariff ruling is is throwing up lots of questions for everyone in the Massachusetts real estate industry.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 20, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of the most expensive home sales in Massachusetts is a veritable Venetian palazzo.
Silk Named MassDevelopment’s New Head of Real Estate
Sandi Wolchansky Silk, a prominent face in the Greater Boston real estate world, is taking on a new job at the state’s biggest quasi-public economic development agency.
WATCH: Boston Office-Resi Conversions Hit Milestone
Office-to-residential conversions in Boston just something of a milestone: a big step change in the size of proposed projects.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 13, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales hadn’t been on the market since 2006.
With Study Committee, Mass. Housing Advocates Score Single-Stair Win
Instead of waiting for the Legislature to create a committee that would study how to legalize single-stair multifamily buildings, Gov. Maura Healey moved to create the commission, herself.
Cambridge Apartment Tower Sells for $218M
One of the earliest buildings constructed as part of the Cambridge Crossing neighborhood next to the Lechmere MBTA station has traded hands.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 6, 2026
The third home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales has a direct link to one of the state’s most consequential governors.
Healey Says 1.2K ADUs Permitted in Law’s First Year
Massachusetts towns and cities received applications for 1,639 ADUs in total, split 53-47 in favor of “attached” ADUs carved out of existing buildings.
Waterfront Boston Offices in Line for Hotel Conversion
A year and a half after buying the property, a European investment firm has filed plans to convert an office building facing Boston Harbor into a hotel.
The Gossip Report: Jan. 30, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales is a good match for a gearhead.
189-Unit MBTA Communities Project to Break Ground
Prolific national multifamily builder Greystar says it’s ready to break ground in Needham on one of the larger projects proposed so far under the state MBTA Communities law.
New 171-Unit Office Conversion Planned in Boston
Boston developer and real estate attorney Patrick Mahoney has filed plans to turn a Post Office Square office building into dozens of homes.
Mass. AG Sues Nine Towns for Defying MBTA Communities Law
Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is asking a judge to force nine towns to comply with the MBTA Communities zoning law.
New Housing Pledges Largely Absent from Healey’s Big Address
Gov. Maura Healey pledged to beat her administration’s own housing production goals and expand first-time homebuyer assistance in her biggest speech of the year.
The Gossip Report: Jan. 23, 2026
The third home in this week’s roundup of the most expensive home sales in Massachusetts started out as a “fishing camp” where local men gathered to fish and drink beer.
Biz Leaders Have Transpo Funding on 2026 To-Do List
Business leaders in Massachusetts are starting to call attention to the impending expiration of federal transportation funding, and urging the Legislature to act this spring.
