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."
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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. -
Feds investigate Boston’s housing policies for discrimination against white people
The Boston mayor’s office pushed back, calling it an ‘unhinged attack’ from Washington. -
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 -
'Every bit helps': Chatham tries a new model for affordable housing
The town's purchase of a single-family home for affordable housing could become a model for other towns. But the deal hinged on altruistic homeowners selling their house to the Chatham Affordable Housing Trust well below market rate. -
Only 1 in 7 Greater Boston renters can afford a starter home, new report finds
The report offered policy recommendations on how to address the housing crisis, including funding incentives for cities and towns to increase their housing supply.
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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New Jamaica Plain housing project supports people coming out of homelessness
Largest permanent supportive housing project in Boston comes online. -
Boston Housing Authority failed to meet safety requirements, federal investigators say
The report said BHA lacked sufficient staffing to inspect units and address needed repairs in a timely manner. -
Climate change drives new storm: Vineyarders consider leaving island over home insurance hikes
Locals share personal tales and agonizing choices tied to a worsening home insurance crisis in coastal Massachusetts. -
To fix Massachusetts’ housing crisis, we need to build. Here’s why that's hard.
Reasons why there’s a housing shortage? It takes a lot of time, people and money to create a new apartment building. -
Empty apartments across Massachusetts could be key to solving housing crisis
It’s usually a lot cheaper to put vacant housing units back on the market than to build new ones.
