Research: Starter Homes Ballot Question Would Unlock Hundreds of Houses Per Year
New research from Tufts University found that a proposed ballot question would have “a real but limited impact” on Massachusetts’ housing problems.
New research from Tufts University found that a proposed ballot question would have “a real but limited impact” on Massachusetts’ housing problems.
A question likely headed for the ballot this fall will speak volumes about who our housing system is designed to accommodate – and who it leaves behind.
Two ballot questions that could have big impacts on Massachusetts real estate vaulted their first hurdle to making it into the 2026 state election.
The next big thing in housing affordability isn’t coming from Gov. Maura Healey or a leading legislator. Instead, a housing scholar is taking matters into his own hands.
One set of housing advocates wants voters to repeal the statewide ban on local rent control laws. Another wants to lift yet another big barrier to building moderately-priced homes.