Arguing that Massachusetts needs to create smaller house lots that will enable builders to produce more attainable single-family homes, HBRAMA Government Affairs Chair Rob Brennan and HBRAMA Vice President Susan Kadilak…
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An effort to place a local-option rent control law before voters has been abandoned by its proponents after they acknowledged they would be unable to collect the signatures of 74,574…
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Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll recently addressed the members of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association at its Annual Installation and Awards Banquet held at the Sea Crest Beach Resort in…
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Earlier this month, supporters of an effort to restore rent control in Massachusetts led by State Rep. Michael Connelly (D-Cambridge) filed an initiative petition (No. 23-42) to put rent control…
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The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) recently issued revisions to the guidelines that determine if an MBTA community is in compliance with the multi-family zoning mandate of…
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June 28, 2023 Massachusetts must take bolder steps to solve the housing affordability crisis while simultaneously counteracting climate change, including new policies to rapidly boost construction of more energy-efficient, planet-friendly…
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Payam Bakhshi, John Cribbs, Afshin Pourmokhtarian, Justin Steil, Zhengzhen Tan, and Siqi Zheng Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Home Builders & Remodelers Association of…
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Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll announced that they have named former Worcester City Manager Edward (Ed) M. Augustus to serve as the state's first Housing Secretary in more than…
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This presentation was provided by Chris Kluchman, FAICP, MA DOHCD. To view the presentation click: Multi-family Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities
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To view the webinar, click here. To download a copy of the presentation, click here. Our main points of discussion were: Requirements and issues regarding the new stretch energy code…
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