Boston Housing Authority faces ‘rare’ fine from state board after years of elevator issues
Disability advocate Michael Muehe says the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board only issues fines in “the most egregious cases.”
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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. -
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.
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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DOJ accuses real estate software company of helping landlords collude to raise rents
The lawsuit says RealPage's algorithmic pricing software lets landlords effectively collude and set rents above market rate. The Texas-based company has denied the allegations. -
Tips to avoid apartment rental scams in Massachusetts
Scams on Facebook and Craigslist can lead to losing money — and even identity fraud. -
Massachusetts tenants may now get the chance to wipe their eviction records
Eviction sealing is part of the Massachusetts Legislature's newly passed housing bond bill. -
Still getting trapped in Boston public housing elevators
The Housing Authority said it plans to start repairs in the coming months but doesn’t have enough money to address all the elevator needs. -
To build housing, Boston gives away land Black and brown families once owned
Boston has launched an ambitious project to help small, local, minority-owned developers build affordable housing on Dorchester vacant lots. But some of those lots were taken from Black and Latino families decades ago.
