Study: Transfer Fee for Islands Would Raise $13M Annually
Local officials have repeatedly sought a new transfer fee on real estate transactions on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard to fund new housing for the islands’ shrinking middle class.
After Two Years, Boston Picks Second Project for Housing Accelerator Fund
The state’s own fund for kick-starting mixed-income housing developments has been doling out takeout financing to developments across Massachusetts for over a year.
Mini-Whole Foods Coming to Amazon Tower in Boston’s Seaport
Grocery chain Whole Foods Market is bringing one of its small-format “Daily Shop” stores to one of the Seaport District’s newest towers.
WATCH: Boston Brings ADU to City Hall to Build Support – for ADUs
Boston wasn’t covered by the statewide legalization of ADUs last year. But city officials are trying, albeit slowly, to catch up.
Judge Lets Boston Tax Retaliation Lawsuit Move Forward
A Suffolk Superior Court judge let a lawsuit move forward that alleges retaliation by Boston officials by increasing commercial property tax assessments.
Intentional Investments Helped Top Mass. Loan Originators Succeed
Massachusetts’ top-performing loan originators in 2025 found success in a volatile year thanks to investments from the banks, credit unions and mortgage companies the work for.
For Fort Point Artists, It’s Now or Never to Land a ‘Signature’ Venue
But the jury’s out on whether the Wu administration is ready to go to the mat for an arts, culture and civic palace of the size and scale some artists have set their sights on.
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