Poll: Mass. Voters Want Legislature to Do More on Housing
A new poll suggests being pro-housing will be a winning strategy for Massachusetts state legislators this fall, but they’ll still face pressure from constituents to do more.
Survey Finds Broad Support for Starter Home Ballot Question
A statewide ballot question designed to spur construction of more affordable single-family starter homes enjoys overwhelming support, a new survey says.
Co-Architect of Cambridge Citywide Upzoning Joins State Senate Race
One half of the duo that shepherded Cambridge’s citywide upzoning to passage in 2025 wants to bring a YIMBY message to Beacon Hill.
Parking Mandates Drive up Housing Costs. Let’s Learn from Others and Eliminate Them
One parking space can add more than $200 to monthly rent. Bring down the cost of production and more dollars go to housing and fewer to parking.
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.
Advocates See Opening for Big Reforms in Senate’s Plans for ‘Bold’ Bill
Two of the state’s biggest housing advocacy organizations, CHAPA and Abundant Housing-MA, have thrown their weight behind a wide-ranging piece of legislation.
Boston’s Housing Permitting Lags Despite Support for Zoning Changes
Boston is feeling one of the most pronounced housing crunches in the country. But Mayor Michelle Wu has shied away from setting housing production targets.
Poll Shows Big Support for Upzoning in Boston
A new poll commissioned by a housing advocacy group says majorities of city residents don’t think Mayor Michelle Wu is doing enough to bring down the cost of housing.
MBTA Communities Law ‘Was Too Effing Complicated’
Housing advocates say the design of Massachusetts’ highest-profile housing reform to date hobbled it from being able to create housing at scale – and might have hurt future moves.
Rent Control Could Join YIMBY Ballot Question for 2026 Vote
One set of housing advocates wants voters to repeal the statewide ban on local rent control laws. Another wants to lift yet another big barrier to building moderately-priced homes.
Poll Finds Strong Support for More Housing Development
Voters strongly support land use policy changes that would make multifamily development easier in Massachusetts, according to a statewide survey commissioned by Abundant Housing Massachusetts (AHMA).
‘Unfunded Mandate’ Fallout: Is Beacon Hill Losing Its Appetite for Housing Fixes?
Maybe not so surprisingly, growing displays of open defiance by a handful of towns opposed to the MBTA Communities law are making lawmakers at the State House a bit nervous.
The Lobbying Behind New Mass. ADU Law
A quiet fight played out earlier this year over accessory dwelling units, also known as ADUs, in-law apartments or “granny flats.”
Personnel File – No. 395
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Personnel File – No. 388
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Survey: Greater Boston Support for New Housing Continues to Grow
Around 4 in every 5 Greater Boston residents would support adding ADUs, duplexes and triplexes to their neighborhoods.
Will Money Pool Move the Housing Needle?
Developers and brokers say a new, albeit small, pool of state funding called the “Momentum Fund” will break through a logjam that’s severely reduced groundbreakings of major multifamily projects.
New Hampshire’s 2017 ADU Failure Has Implications for Mass.
A 2017 law then seen as groundbreaking hardly generated few new homes. It left too much room for local officials to create hidden roadblocks, experts in New Hampshire say.
The Shape of Things to Come?
Perched at a gateway intersection to the Newtonville neighborhood, Mark Development’s Trio apartment block is a Rorschach test for competing visions of Newton’s future.
High-Profile Housing Bill Draws Support, Cautious Responses
Will the Yes In My Back Yard bill, recently filed on Beacon Hill, might well become called the Maybe In My Back Yard bill, based on the cool reception to some of the legislation’s key provisions?
