Converting an office space to housing has big benefits, but can be even more expensive than building housing from scratch. Political and business leaders must come together to find feasible solutions.
The push to build more housing in Massachusetts has reached a critical point. Gov. Maura Healey can’t give in to a vocal minority that wants fewer families to call the state home.
Gov. Charlie Baker’s $3.5 billion economic development bill, traditionally seen as “must-pass” legislation, could potentially become a hot-button topic, a top real estate industry leader warned.
Massachusetts has a long history of birthing new technologies and new industries, only to see them pack up and leave for sunnier climes, from textiles to computers.
Several major property owners representing hundreds of thousands of rental units nationwide agreed Monday to pause evictions for failure to pay rent until 2021 and to work with tenants who are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
It appears that the wave of homebuyer optimism that buoyed up the housing market heading into March may be starting to recede in the face of the coronavirus.
