Mass. Housing Secretary Ed Augustus Named UniBank CEO
Ed Augustus – the Healey administration’s top housing official – is moving to the banking world as the next CEO of UniBank.
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
Healey’s Housing Production Stats Don’t Always Add Up
Gov. Maura Healey claims we’re already almost halfway to hitting our 2035 housing goal. Is it real progress, or just happy talk from a governor facing reelection?
New MBTA Zoning Regs Give Noncompliant Towns More Time
The Healey administration filed emergency regulations late Tuesday afternoon to implement the controversial law meant to spur greater housing production, after the state’s highest court struck down the last pass at drafting those rules.
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.
105 Towns Have OK’d MBTA Zoning
State officials cheered the news Friday that over 100 towns and cities in Eastern Massachusetts have now adopted zoning to comply with the MBTA Communities law instead of flouting it.
Duxbury Rejects MBTA Communities Zoning
Duxbury voters resoundingly rejected a multifamily rezoning proposal after state officials said it failed to comply with the MBTA Communities law.
Personnel File – No. 385
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Serving Up a Smorgasbord of Housing Incentives
How much new and rehabilitated housing can $5.16 billion and a number of Zoning Act changes buy? We will find out over the next five years.
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.
Healey Pulls Milton Grant After Zoning Vote
The state is stripping Milton of a $140,800 coastal resiliency grant awarded only a month ago after voters there rejected a multifamily zoning package last week that was intended to bring the town into compliance with the MBTA Communities transit-oriented zoning law.
Analysis of Healey Housing Bill Called ‘Half-Baked’
A report commissioned by the Healey administration estimates the governor’s $4.1 billion housing bond bill will produce tens of thousands of new homes and generate $24.8 billion in economic activity, roughly 30,000 jobs, and $750 million in state tax revenue over five years.
Gateway Cities Win with Governor’s Housing Strategy
With an assist from the Healey-Driscoll administration, Gateway Cities can pave the way for a new future – one where housing helps drive economic success.
Mass. to Launch $100K Housing Voucher Anti-Discrimination Campaign
Landlords and tenants will soon start seeing ads pop up in their social media feeds and in newspapers declaring that “voucher discrimination is illegal,” part of a new push aimed at reducing the frequency that people who use programs like Section 8 to pay part of their rent get discriminated against.
State Makes Housing Voucher Change that’s Created ‘Incredible Results’ Elsewhere
A seemingly-obscure bureaucratic move announced by State Housing Secretary Ed Augustus Wednesday could be transformative for renters with housing vouchers, experts say.
Judge Clears Way for Immediate Family Shelter Cap
A Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied a request to put a temporary hold on the Healey administration’s plan to cap the number of families in the state’s strained emergency shelter system.
Healey Housing Approach Takes Shape
While the wait continues for a housing bond bill, the Healey administration’s housing production vision is slowly coming into view, and it will feature more than 20 policy changes designed to drive up the state’s lowest-in-the-nation vacancy rate.
Healey Admin. Plans Vacant-Housing Blitz
Following a wide-ranging investigation by WBUR and Pro Publica that found the state’s housing authorities had around 2,300 vacant, state-subsidized affordable apartments, the Healey administration announced it’s launching a “90-day push” to get tenants into empty units.
Augustus Previews Housing Policies That Could Round Out Bond Bill
The Healey administration is considering a menu of housing policies, including creating seasonal designations for communities affected by summer tourism
Bond Bill to Be Next Housing Policy Battleground
It’s now eight months into Gov. Maura Healey’s administration and the wait continues for major proposals from the Corner Office to address perhaps the governor’s signature issue: housing affordability and production.
