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.
MassHousing Announces New ADU Construction Loan Program
MassHousing says it’s launching a new accessory dwelling unit construction loan program this spring, giving a concrete start date to an idea announced by Gov. Maura Healey in December.
BSA Symposium Highlights Housing Innovation
Massachusetts must center design throughout the entire life cycle of housing: how we regulate, finance, build and live together.
In Lexington, Healey Touts Millions in ‘Affordable’ ADU Financing
Gov. Maura Healey and two of her top officials crowded into a Lexington accessory dwelling unit Wednesday morning to announce an ADU design contest and new “affordable” financing options for ADU construction.
Massachusetts’ ADU Revolution Won’t Be Complete Without More Reforms
Nine months into the statewide legalization of...
ADU Construction Still Struggling in Massachusetts
ADUs may be legal to build statewide in Massachusetts, but a new study from the Pioneer Institute shows we’re building them at a fraction of the pace of cities in California and Washington.
ADUs Are Not a Panacea for Massachusetts’ Housing Crisis
ADUs do hold some promise. But they can’t be built at the scale and affordability levels needed, nor in the right places, to be a load-bearing part of our strategy.
Months After Legalization, Building ADUs Remains Costly
Accessory dwelling units were legalized statewide almost nine months ago. But don’t think you can just waltz into most Town Halls and pick up your building permit.
Legalization Unlocked 550 ADUs So Far, Healey Team Says
Less than a year after a new state law went into effect legalizing accessory dwelling unit construction on most lots statewide, 550 new ADUs have been approved, according to new data compiled by the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Accessory Dwelling Units Could Help Boston – If Only the City Would Let Them
While residents are paying princely sums to live in Boston, many who can’t afford to pay Boston’s housing piper are leaving. And the city’s pursuing ADU rules that dramatically restrict how many will be built.
Correction: Mass. Modular Construction Approvals ‘Riddled with Inefficiencies’
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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.”
ADUs in Demand, But Not Without Challenges
Housing advocates are hopeful a new state law could be the start of a meaningful, if small contribution to fixing the state’s housing shortage, but challenges loom.
Coming to a Backyard Near You: Accessory Dwelling Units
With communities’ history of opposition to housing in mind, MAR is extremely concerned about the ways in which municipalities may attempt to subvert the intent of this law.
New State ADU Rules Restrict Towns’ Ability to Block
Towns and cities now have answers to what they can – and, importantly, can’t – do to regulate accessory dwelling units.
Boston, Five Banks Launch ADU Construction Loan Product
Five Boston-area banks have partnered with the city of Boston to offer zero-interest loans to Boston homeowners. But promised zoning changes needed to enable ADU construction appear stalled.
Feb. 2 ADU Deadline Looms as Next Housing Front
As officials start gathering information to write regulations implementing Massachusetts’ new ADU-legalization law, a top housing leader says property owners are raising “lots” of questions.
Ramping Up Housing Production Through Robotics
As a growing number of Massachusetts communities permit construction of small infill housing models, VC-backed Andover startup Reframe Robotics sees an opening to industrialize housing production.
Advocates Beat Back ADU ‘Poison Pills’ as Housing Bill Advances
Nearly 18 months after legislative leaders kicked off the two-year term by identifying sky-high housing costs as one of their chief areas of focus, the Massachusetts House stamped its approval on a $6.5 billion plan that top Democrats believe will begin to unwind decades of sluggish production.
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.
