Will Industry Go for Proposed Rent Control Deal?
A small group of prominent developers have put together a deal with tenant groups that could keep rent control off this fall’s ballot in Massachusetts.
Rent Control Could Threaten Local Bank’s Future, CEO Says
Rent control isn’t formally on the ballot yet, but one local bank is letting it be known that its future could be in question if the proposal were to pass in November.
Can Mass. Rent Control Foes Get Their Message Out?
The biggest swing factor in the upcoming Massachusetts rent control fight will be how the media covers the ballot question.
Healey: I’ll Vote ‘No’ on Rent Control
Gov. Maura Healey thinks a statewide rent control proposal likely headed for the 2026 ballot would harm efforts to bring down housing costs.
Rent Control Backers Report Huge Signature Haul
The campaign behind a proposed 2026 ballot measure to establish rent control across the state says it has cleared the highest signature-gathering hurdle in the initiative petition process well ahead of deadline.
Rent Control Foes Get Early Start on Lobbying
It isn’t even on the ballot yet, but real estate interests have started urging mayors and regional chambers of commerce to oppose an effort to revive rent control across Massachusetts.
Rent Control Passes First Hurdle to Get on 2026 Mass. Ballot
Two ballot questions that could have big impacts on Massachusetts real estate vaulted their first hurdle to making it into the 2026 state election.
Rent Hike Limits Pitched As Complement to Housing Production Push
Hundreds of tenants from across Massachusetts descended on Beacon Hill Tuesday to show their support for perennial rent stabilization legislation.
Crush of Testimony Reflects Seriousness of Housing Crisis
The Healey administration’s plan to supercharge...
Nonwhite Residents Hit Harder By Post-Moratorium Evictions
In the first year after elected officials allowed a statewide moratorium on evictions to lapse, tenants in neighborhoods where a majority of residents are nonwhite were nearly twice as likely to face eviction than renters in mostly white areas, according to a new report.
