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Cape Cod mansion owned by Harry Connick Jr. hits market for $12.5 million

The Grammy-winning singer’s Chatham vacation home sits on a bluff offering panoramic views of Oyster Pond and includes a swimming pool, private dock, and boathouse.

Boston’s housing market is through the roof. At least we’re not San Francisco.
In the first quarter of 2024, only four of the 30 largest metro areas in the US eclipsed Boston in terms of median sales price for single-family homes.

Despite high-profile losses, most towns passed their MBTA Communities plans this spring
At least 67 communities have approved zoning they think will meet the law’s requirements, and roughly 50 of those votes have come in the last couple of months. Still, the opposition movement is gaining some momentum.

‘A sobering statistic’: The typical house here now costs $950,000

The record-breaking figure represents an unmitigated housing crisis that is pushing homeownership further out of reach for everyday people.

The state’s new housing law aimed to help fix the affordability crisis. Experts now say it won’t deliver.
As towns file their MBTA Communities plans with the state, many are drawing zones that will likely produce far less new housing than the law anticipates. And it’s entirely by the book.

Healey launches political advocacy group to dive into local housing fights
The governor and the lieutenant governor have set up a nonprofit called One Commonwealth Inc. to provide grassroots support in pro-housing efforts at the town level.

A Cambridge City Council panel’s proposal would legalize six-story buildings. Everywhere.
The ambitious proposal, designed to tackle the city’s housing crisis, would essentially scrap the current neighborhood-by-neighborhood zoning scheme.

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Map: Nearly 200 towns must rezone under the MBTA Communities law. Has your town complied?

More than 130 communities are working to pass new zoning rules that will make it easier to build multifamily housing, and dozens of local votes are coming this year.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

On housing and energy, Healey’s big plans collide with local resistance

The governor is facing blowback from town officials on some of her top priorities, which could imperil their progress in the Legislature.

An ambitious Mass. housing law is coming to your town. Here’s what you need to know.

The state law is an attempt to chip away at a deepening housing crisis fueled by decades of restrictive zoning rules in the suburbs and small towns of Greater Boston.

Marshfield also says ‘no’ to state zoning law aimed at boosting housing supply

Town Counsel Robert Galvin said voters were concerned over "the adverse impacts of having to add over 400 new multifamily units" in the town.

Can private landlords help ease the shelter crisis in Mass.? A new program is trying to find out.

State vouchers aim to make it worthwhile for private landlords to take in people emerging from homelessness.

With mortgage rates above 7 percent, here’s what home buyers should know

Despite sky-high mortgage rates, demand for home loans may be increasing in Greater Boston.

Want to live in the Back Bay, the heart of America’s most expensive ZIP code? Here’s what it will cost you.

In December, the median home price was approximately $2,663 per square foot, according to data from Realtor.com that was reported by The Wall Street Journal earlier this year.

Greater Boston typical home price reaches $900,000, a new March record

It's an eye-popping number that does not bode well for housing affordability this year.