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Massachusetts Gas Ban: The Expansion Died, Newton’s Didn’t
The bill adding 10 more Massachusetts gas ban towns died in April. Newton's all-electric renovation rule took full effect January 1. What it costs.
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Sept 15 Ends Boston’s Down Payment Grant for Non-Residents
Boston's first-time homebuyer grant becomes a 0% deferred loan for non-residents on September 15, 2026. What it really costs and how to…
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Why Beacon Park Yard Won’t Reprice Allston for a Decade
Beacon Park Yard lost $327M of a $335M federal grant. Why Allston-Brighton multifamily owners keep pricing power while the next supply wave…
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Triple-Decker Construction Cost: The Third Unit Adds $70,000
Massachusetts made the triple-decker legal again, but the building code still splits at three units and adds $40,000 to $70,000 before construction…
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Boston Home Affordability: 19 Years at This Rate of Relief
Redfin says the income needed to buy a Greater Boston home fell 2.8% to $216,995. Our closed-sale data shows why that is…
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Massachusetts Home Equity Is Shrinking as Borrowing Climbs
Massachusetts' equity-rich share fell from 58.2% to 50.4% in a year while HELOC borrowing climbed. The real math on tapping equity versus…
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Massachusetts ADU Incentive Program: The $500 Study Is Live
Massachusetts now covers $500 of an ADU feasibility study statewide, and MassHousing lends up to $250,000. Here is what the money actually…
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Waltham Overrode a Veto to Legalize 2,000 Route 128 Homes
Waltham's council overrode its mayor to legalize 2,000 homes on three Route 128 office parks. What the Bay Colony fight means for…
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Look Past Gillette’s $99M South Boston Deal to 1,800 Homes
Gillette paid $99.29M for 232 A Street, but the 750 jobs are not new. The filing next door proposes 1,800 homes. What…
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Chapter 40B in Concord: From Welch’s HQ to 201 Apartments
A London pension manager paid $4.75M for 10.2 acres in Concord and financed 201 apartments. Why the 40B had to be rewritten…
