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Boston sets affordable-housing record even as thousands still wait
BOSTON – Boston's pipeline to create affordable housing last year reached its highest level since record-keeping began, according to City Hall,…
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Baker says North End project a win for Boston
BOSTON – Praising it as the "ultimate win" for Boston, Gov. Charlie Baker joined officials Thursday to break ground on a…
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Report highlights challenges for Boston’s elders
BOSTON – A divide separates older Bostonians from younger city residents in terms of access, while there are also distinct differences in needs…
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Just-cause eviction: Rent control by another name
In a 1994 statewide referendum, Massachusetts voters chose to ban rent control in the Bay State; but a new proposal currently before…
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HUD mandates ‘affordable housing’ in affluent suburbs
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has started its push to expand low-income housing into "higher opportunity areas." The Department of…
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Eviction proposal pits landlords against tenant group
BOSTON – Hundreds of tenant advocates and wary property owners crammed into a Boston City Council public hearing Monday to weigh in on…