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62.3% of Homeowners in Massachusetts Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell
Massachusetts sellers may owe thousands—even on modest homes. Outdated tax limits are quietly hitting homeowners across the ...
To handle Mass. and Cass, city councilors say other communities need to ‘step up’
Officials say that a pooled fund where neighboring municipalities help Boston pay for recovery services at Mass. and Cass is ...
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A veterans housing project almost fell through amid funding cuts and tariffs
The Worcester County renovation effort is back on track thanks to the state agreeing to fill gaps created by — and in response to — the Trump administration's policies.
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As Mass. closes shelter hotels, state funds for rent subsidies run out
Massachusetts is shuttering dozens of hotel shelters and grappling with how to house people. Meanwhile, the program used to ...
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7 Investigates: Affordable housing protections are failing seniors
This isn’t the retirement Ann Hartley imagined.“At 76 years old, I’m cleaning homes and substitute teaching,” Hartley said.
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Massachusetts allocates $875K for Springfield housing projects
Funds have been awarded to four organizations to support affordable housing development and other community initiatives in ...
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Hilltown nonprofit leader calls attention to seniors put at risk by federal cuts
The head of a western Massachusetts nonprofit is sounding the alarms over cuts affecting the region’s seniors, and is ...
Massachusetts closing most of its hotel shelters on Monday
Healey declared a migrant housing crisis in 2023 when shelter occupancy reached its peak with 100 reported state-run ...
The magical thinking of Zohranomics
An economist endorses mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze and social housing plan, but her reasoning doesn’t add ...