New housing plan hopes to add 222,000 units in Massachusetts over next decade, governor says
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled her ambitious plan Thursday to bring more affordable housing to Massachusetts, a plan some brokers ...
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Empty apartments across Massachusetts could be key to solving housing crisis
Advocates say vacant properties are “low-hanging fruit” when it comes to addressing Massachusetts’ dire housing shortage.
Massachusetts reports spending nearly $500M so far in FY25 on state-run shelters
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has spent nearly $500 million on the state-run shelter system in fiscal year 2025, ...
Healey releases Massachusetts’s ‘first ever comprehensive housing plan,’ calls for 220,000 new units by 2035
Gov. Maura Healey released a "comprehensive housing plan" Thursday morning, outlining strategies to lower costs and build 220 ...
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State House Roundup: Homing in on housing problem in Mass.
A big increase in homelessness last year means Massachusetts now has the fifth-largest homeless population of any state in ...
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Massachusetts Unveils Ambitious Statewide Housing Plan to Counter Crisis
Massachusetts releases the state's first comprehensive housing plan focused on increasing housing production, addressing ...
Cambridge City Council approves rezoning, expanding multifamily housing 'in a Paris style' citywide
"Depending on who you are, this might sound scary or exciting," a city councilor said. "In reality, I think it's reasonable." ...
Black-owned bank stepping in to help with Massachusetts housing crunch
Gov. Maura Healey says the state's housing stock is critically low and one of the largest Black-owned Banks in the country is ...
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With Massachusetts poised to implement new statewide housing plan, Berkshire leaders outline county’s specific needs
As Massachusetts rolls out its new comprehensive housing plan, its crafters say it will reflect the individual needs of each ...
222,000 new homes must be built over the next decade to fix housing shortage, state says
The figure crystallizes the severity of the state’s housing problem and puts a number to a shortage that is warping the lives ...
Massachusetts Needs 222,000 Housing Units by 2035 to Ease Crisis
Massachusetts needs to build at least 222,000 more housing units over the next decade to address a housing affordability crisis and help stem a loss of workers to other states, according to Governor ...