Four things to know before renting in Boston
GBH’s Renuka Balakrishnan recently signed her first lease in Boston. She put together a video with all you need to know before you rent.
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Building Hyannis: Apartment and condo construction may transform downtown
Barnstable Town Planner James Kupfer says they're noticing "a lot of interest in Hyannis where there wasn't prior." -
Rent control: The governor says no. Boston’s mayor says yes. It could be up to voters.
Supporters say it protects tenants. Critics warn it could backfire. With state leaders split, we break down why rent control is so controversial and what voters should know on GBH's All Things Considered. -
AG Campbell sues 9 towns for noncompliance with MBTA Act
The communities have so far refused to rezone in accordance with the 2021 law, intended to boost housing production near MBTA stations. -
Keeping private rentals cheaper is key to Mass. housing crisis, new report says
For years, Massachusetts has been losing “naturally occurring” private market affordable housing. -
The rental market is cooling in Worcester, but not for everyone
The slowdown follows the construction of new apartment buildings around the city's downtown.
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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Elderly and disabled residents stranded in Boston public housing apartments due to broken elevator
“This is the ninth day I’ve been held up in the apartment,” said one resident, who uses a wheelchair. “I’m trapped.” -
When home is a hotel: A single dad’s desperate search for housing
James Berger, who had hoped his hotel stay would be short, instead embarked on a months-long odyssey that included working 80-hours a week and holding out hope that he and his daughter would be able to move back to Boston. -
How college students squeeze Boston's rental market
Students renting off campus apartments have long impacted rental inventory and pricing, but with rising university enrollments and a regional housing crisis, some say addressing the shortage of dorms is urgent. -
Housing solution: turn old strip malls into new housing
Woburn added hundreds of new apartments to an old mall; planners say communities across Massachusetts could do the same. -
Once-abandoned mills are now home to thousands of Massachusetts residents
How Massachusetts became a model for turning industrial-era mills into modern housing.
