State Land for Homes Is No Silver Bullet
Massachusetts’ program can help show localities what’s possible, but stronger carrots and sticks are needed to get the real prize: developing municipally-owned parcels.
State Offers Five Housing Development Sites at Auction
by Steve Adams | Aug 11, 2025
The Sept. 10 auction is an early test of Gov. Maura Healey’s new program to accelerate disposition of underutilized state land for housing production.
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