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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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.
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Once-abandoned mills are now home to thousands of Massachusetts residents
How Massachusetts became a model for turning industrial-era mills into modern housing.
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Across Massachusetts, shrouded corporations are scooping up single-family homes
The rate of corporate purchases has doubled in 10 years, and some local residents are getting priced out.
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Housing is in short supply in Massachusetts. Here’s why that matters.
Competition for housing has driven up home prices to record levels across Massachusetts.
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Worcester's housing market, once affordable, is squeezing out many residents
Dave Vespucci doesn’t want to move, but he has no choice. His landlord is renovating and hopes to cash in on the apartment where Vespucci has lived for more than two decades.
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One woman's fight against sky-high rents
East Boston has become increasingly attractive to investors over the past decade, leading to sky-high rents and constant construction. Longtime resident Frances Amador wonders how much longer she’ll be able to stay.
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New East Boston affordable housing effort would be the first of its kind on East Coast
City councilors seeking $1 million in pandemic relief funds to support a community ownership model for affordable rentals.
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Renters in Greater Boston are offering above asking price to get a lease
As the Sept. 1 move-in date approaches, brokers say the market is more competitive than ever.
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A no-fault eviction sends a Weymouth teacher to the brink of homelessness
Kimberly O’Connor has advice for anyone who receives an eviction notice: “do not leave your apartment until you have someplace else to go.”
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Massachusetts' high housing costs are pushing out workers
Employers worry the price of housing will hurt the state's economy.
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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. -
Across Massachusetts, shrouded corporations are scooping up single-family homes
The rate of corporate purchases has doubled in 10 years, and some local residents are getting priced out. -
Housing is in short supply in Massachusetts. Here’s why that matters.
Competition for housing has driven up home prices to record levels across Massachusetts. -
Worcester's housing market, once affordable, is squeezing out many residents
Dave Vespucci doesn’t want to move, but he has no choice. His landlord is renovating and hopes to cash in on the apartment where Vespucci has lived for more than two decades. -
One woman's fight against sky-high rents
East Boston has become increasingly attractive to investors over the past decade, leading to sky-high rents and constant construction. Longtime resident Frances Amador wonders how much longer she’ll be able to stay. -
New East Boston affordable housing effort would be the first of its kind on East Coast
City councilors seeking $1 million in pandemic relief funds to support a community ownership model for affordable rentals. -
Renters in Greater Boston are offering above asking price to get a lease
As the Sept. 1 move-in date approaches, brokers say the market is more competitive than ever. -
A no-fault eviction sends a Weymouth teacher to the brink of homelessness
Kimberly O’Connor has advice for anyone who receives an eviction notice: “do not leave your apartment until you have someplace else to go.” -
Massachusetts' high housing costs are pushing out workers
Employers worry the price of housing will hurt the state's economy.
