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.
Maybe it’s time elected leaders should try radical honesty about what it will take to build so many homes that prices come down.
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 governor’s pursuit of a second term, with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll on board once again, comes “with a commitment to improve the lives of all Massachusetts families, lower costs, and stand up to the Trump Administration’s harms,” Healey’s campaign said.
Gov. Maura Healey’s “State Land for Homes” push is putting her and the public good on a collision course with a vocal minority that’s used to calling the shots.
Gov. Maura Healey thinks a statewide rent control proposal likely headed for the 2026 ballot would harm efforts to bring down housing costs.
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.
Financial literacy programs would be required in every Massachusetts public school system under a statewide graduation standards framework Gov. Maura Healey proposed Monday.
Facing community resistance to a planned homeless shelter in West Roxbury, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday underscored that the families set to move in are “Boston families.”
While $400 million won’t be enough to fill gaps left by federal cuts to higher ed and biotech, Gov. Maura Healey and business leaders argue it will keep Massachusetts from falling behind in the sectors it touts the most.
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?
As the dust settles from Applegreen’s decision to walk away from a controversial service plaza redevelopment contract, Gov. Maura Healey said the state is still trying to figure out where and when it will go from here.
Massachusetts residents watching streaming services this week will start to see pro-housing ads touting the Healey administration’s housing wins.
New data shows just how few new homes the state is permitting, despite Gov. Maura Healey’s boasts of 90,000 units completed in her tenure.
A new state tax credit will make $10 million available to developers for housing conversions that receive support from local officials.
Some top Democrats on Beacon Hill say they’re big fans of the book roiling the party’s intellectual circles with its critique of why blue states build too little housing.
A last-minute lobbying campaign by a faction in the real estate industry to delay the law failed to gain traction with legislators.
The plea to get a women’s professional basketball team to Boston is cementing its roots deep within the State House as anticipation for Tuesday night’s Indiana Fever-Connecticut Sun game at TD Garden takes center stage.
“If you’ve moved apartments recently, you’ve probably paid four months rent up front – first month, last month, security deposit and a broker’s fee for a broker you didn’t even hire,” the governor said.
State real estate officials released their latest vision for a private redevelopment in Boston’s West End, which could result in construction of a 40-story tower and relocation of group homes and shelters for Department of Mental Health clients.
