A rezoning plan designed to stimulate real estate investment in downtown Hyannis received immediate positive response from developers, and an emerging push to revisit the changes. iStock photo
A Backlash in Barnstable
By Steve Adams
Zoning changes designed to revitalize downtown Hyannis got immediate traction from developers proposing multifamily housing. But a leadership change on the Barnstable Town Council is driving fears of a rollback.
Commercial Interests: Stop. You’re Making It Worse
By Scott Van Voorhis
Recent hoopla about soft landings aside, the Federal Reserve’s drive to bring down prices has made immeasurably worse what was already the most expensive item in Americans’ budgets: the cost of housing.
How Mass. Brokerages Are Adapting to NAR Settlement
By Jay Fitzgerald
Many real estate agents across the state are already altering how they interact with home buyers and sellers in the wake of the surprise decision by the National Association of Realtors to settle pending lawsuits over agent commissions.
In Person: Localizing Philanthropy for a Global Bank
By Nika Cataldo
Coming from the world of government administration, Rafia Zahir-Uddin has helped JPMorgan Chase to organize significant community investments in Massachusetts as its vice president for corporate responsibility.
Hot Property: 30 Dan Road
A former call center in Canton has been redeveloped as 135,600 square feet of GMP/advanced manufacturing space.
The Gossip Report
Two high-flying condos take top spots in this week’s Gossip Report with the same sales price and the same listing agent, Tracy Campion.
Editorial: Turn on the Taps at Ex-Bases
Money for a sewer and water connection isn’t headline news – unless it means unlocking 6,000 long-anticipated housing units near a commuter rail station.
The Housing Scene: Put Your Listings to the Nose Test
By Lew Sichelman
Nothing turns up buyers’ noses faster than a smelly house. They walk in, stop, take a whiff and are ready to turn around and leave. Some won’t even go beyond the front door.
Mass. Money Transmission Bill Protects Consumers, Levels Regulatory Playing Field
By Mary Gallagher
Massachusetts residents send billions of dollars every year using money transmission platforms like Venmo, PayPal and CashApp – but with zero state consumer protections.
Massachusetts Can’t Retreat on Housing Reforms
By Greg Vasil
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.
Will Decarbonization Shut Off the Affordable Pipeline?
By Cameron Sperance
Construction costs are already sky-high in Greater Boston, and there is fear decarbonization regulations can add even more strain on affordable housing developers’ wallets.
Fenway Team Competes in a Crowded Field
By Steve Adams
On the front lines in the housing affordability battle, Suneeth John leads the Fenway CDC’s real estate team in identifying promising sites and finding financing sources to acquire and develop them.
Law of the Land: AG Gets Serious About Enforcing MBTA Communities Law
By Christopher R. Vaccaro
The attorney general’s lawsuit suggests that she will not wait to find out whether the loss of access to specific state funding programs will eventually persuade Milton to adopt compliant zoning.
Housing Debate Clouded by Vague Language
By Jennifer Gilbert
Perhaps if we got more granular about what we mean when we say “affordable,” we would have more success creating affordable homes and talking with each other rather than – at best – past each other.
Cambridge Should End Exclusionary Zoning in 2024
By Dan Phillips
Beneath a facade of inclusivity and progressivism lies an ugly truth: Cambridge is not open to everyone. But the City Council should not settle for a surface-level fix.
