Scott Van Voorhis

Banker & Tradesman Columnist

Scott Van Voorhis is a freelance journalist and columnist with a focus on residential and commercial real estate.
Scott Van Voorhis can be reached at editorial@thewarrengroup.com
Governor, Use Your Bully Pulpit

Governor, Use Your Bully Pulpit

Healey’s plan takes an important step towards zoning reform and plows $4.1 billion into new housing. But she needs to be willing to call out NIMBY selfishness as it happens and make the case for a healthier society.

The Boston Lab Market’s Dead? Hardly

The Boston Lab Market’s Dead? Hardly

Yes, unbuilt suburban lab projects are unraveling and rents are sinking, but the life science industry is built on real demand and requires in-person work. Life science real estate isn’t going anywhere in Boston.

Downstream Effects of Office Vacancies Loom

Downstream Effects of Office Vacancies Loom

The run-up in commercial real estate in the 1980s helped fill local tax coffers. When that source of funding dried up seemingly overnight, there was hell to pay as local and city officials were forced to boost taxes on homeowners and slash municipal and school budgets – a situation the city may soon be facing again.

Diana DiZoglio Needs Your Help

Diana DiZoglio Needs Your Help

To save us from Beacon Hill’s vortex of petty feuds and back-room deal-making, the state auditor needs hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to fuel a crusading ballot campaign that will force better government.

The One YIMBY Running in Boston

The One YIMBY Running in Boston

One is better than none, but when only one out of 34 people running for seats on the Boston City Council appears to truly get what needs to be done to fix the housing crisis, we’ve got a problem.

Where’s the Plan, Governor?

Where’s the Plan, Governor?

“From dire to downright catastrophic” just about sums up the steady progression of the housing crisis in Massachusetts over the past year, with new construction falling off a cliff as rents and home prices keep setting records.