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Report Calls for Faster Housing Permitting in Mass.

A new analysis by Boston think-tank The Pioneer Institute is urging Massachusetts legislators to tackle the often-slow – and therefore expensive – process of permitting new housing alongside other tools for boosting home construction.

Pandemic Upended Commercial Real Estate in 2020

During the lengthy commercial real estate boom, many industry figures said Greater Boston’s diversified economy – with its strengths in financial services, technology and life science – was built to withstand anything except a “Black Swan event” such as a natural disaster or geopolitical conflict.