With Study Committee, Mass. Housing Advocates Score Single-Stair Win
Instead of waiting for the Legislature to create a committee that would study how to legalize single-stair multifamily buildings, Gov. Maura Healey moved to create the commission, herself.
Southline Scores Lease With Tatum-Backed Sports Brand
An athletic training equipment brand backed by professional athletes including Jayson Tatum, Lyndsey Vonn and Patrick Mahomes has committed to a new location at Southline, the former Boston Globe headquarters in Dorchester.
New Listings Decline in January Across Mass.
A contraction in the number of homes on the market that stared in December seems to have continued into January, and that could mean a less optimistic spring market if it continues.
Reluctant MBTA Communities Start to Buckle
In the wake of a lawsuit filed last month by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, some leaders of the holdout towns are starting to openly acknowledge that this may be the end of the road for resistance to the law.
State Senate Seeks Harsher Penalties for Rental Discrimination
A Massachusetts Senate bill is looking to increase enforcement of the state’s housing discrimination legislation, with support from the state’s two biggest Realtor trade groups.
Inclusionary Zoning Suit Could Reverberate Around Region
A Cambridge developer’s lawsuit over the city’s affordable housing rules could impact policies Boston developers say have stalled new housing there.
Mass. CUs Want Share of Bank M&A
When Hanscom Federal Credit Union bought a Maryland bank last month, it did something that’s illegal for its state-chartered peers.
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