Boston Housing Authority delays funds to Section 8 landlords after lag in federal funding
BHA is only releasing 25 percent of December landlord payment, remaining balance will be issued upon receipt of federal government funding
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Massachusetts wants to supercharge housing construction by speeding up state reviews
A streamlined process could cut an environmental review for new developments from a year or more down to 30 days. -
Massachusetts lags in housing production despite units added in Healey’s term
More than 90,000 housing units have been completed or entered development since Gov. Maura Healey took office, she said Wednesday, chipping away at the state’s estimated need for 220,000 homes by the end of the decade. -
Massachusetts home sales, prices continue to rise in June
Single-family home sales were up 5.5% across Massachusetts in June and, at the halfway point in 2025, are up 3% over the same stretch last year, real estate market analysts said Tuesday. -
A veterans housing project almost fell through amid funding cuts and tariffs
The Worcester County renovation effort is back on track thanks to the state agreeing to fill gaps created by — and in response to — the Trump administration's policies. -
New England's first public housing complex is getting a makeover
All 1,016 units at the Mary Ellen MacCormack housing development in South Boston will be replaced over the course of two decades.
Priced Out
Competition for housing has driven up home prices to record levels across Massachusetts. Some of the biggest gains have happened in communities where residents can least afford to pay more. GBH News is exploring the impact in the series Priced Out: The fight for housing in Massachusetts.
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Median home sale price clears $666,000 in Massachusetts
The median sale price for a single-family home in Massachusetts climbed in May to a number that might be a fitting representation of the devilish process of trying to buy a home here: just more than $666,000. -
Judge turns back challenge to MBTA housing law
Several Massachusetts towns sued, arguing the law is unenforcable because it is an unfunded mandate. -
Worcester County homelessness hits record high, new data shows
Housing advocates blame the state’s affordable housing shortage for the rise. -
Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
A new state law lets people with past evictions file a petition to seal those records. -
POST Commission, court system at odds over training of constables for evictions
The debate comes amid complaints that some constables have been overly aggressive during evictions.
