Massachusetts Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced he will be resigning from his position on Feb. 27 to become CEO of UniBank. NBC Boston reports Gov. Maura Healey is replacing Augustus with former State Rep. Juana Matias, a former member of...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has issued an executive order to study allowing single stair construction in some residential buildings, with the goal of changing the state’s building code to increase housing production and lower costs. The state’s building code...
The governors of four northeast states impacted by the Trump administration’s suspension of the leases on five offshore wind projects are demanding that they either receive a briefing on the alleged national security threats cited for the suspensions or the immediate...
A state representative in Massachusetts was arrested for stealing $36,000 from a Cape Cod-based builders trade group. Rep. Christopher Flanagan, a Democrat elected in 2022 from the First Barnstable District, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud and one count of...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a new “mansion tax” strategy to fund the state’s affordable housing endeavors. According to combined media reports, Healey’s recently proposed $4 billion housing bond bill would enable cities to enact a transfer fee ranging...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
