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Sumu: a new online platform to find the perfect roommate

With rising rent costs and a surge of young professionals moving into the Boston area, residents are finding that locating affordable housing in good neighborhoods with suitable roommates is becoming more difficult than ever. According to the 2014-2015 Northeastern University Housing Report Card, the economy in the Greater Boston area

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Homeless vets pick up support from Brighton health center

BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh and the Brighton Marine Health Center have teamed up to end homelessness among veterans in the city, under a partnership announced Wednesday in honor of Veteran's Day. Brighton Marine has set up a $200,000 endowment to assist the Mayor's Homes for

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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 project that will create 239 units of affordable housing, a parking garage and a 220-room hotel near TD Boston Garden on Causeway Street. "One of the most

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Bostonians’ concerns to shape citywide planning effort

BOSTON – Affordable housing, better transit services and quality education are the keys to the city's future, Bostonians say. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]Read more about urban renewal HERE[/perfectpullquote]

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Walsh outlines plans to spur middle-income housing

BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh sketched out plans to push down the costs of building and owning housing to foster development of more units that middle-income Bostonians can afford in a speech Tuesday to the Boston Municipal Research Bureau. In his remarks, which touched on his economic development efforts over the

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Suburban living may be less ‘green’ than it appears

BOSTON – Tall buildings loom over traffic filled streets in Boston as litter-strewn sidewalks and gutters add their accents to the exhaust fumes pervading certain parts of downtown on a typical day. Yet city living may be more environmentally sustainable than residing in greener tree-lined suburbs. Emissions from driving, public transit,

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Why soaring housing costs threaten Boston’s economic vitality

BOSTON – Boston is expensive. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but the numbers on the cost of living are enough to make even longtime residents consider relocating. According to Kiplinger, residing in Boston costs 39.7% more than the national average while health care and groceries

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Housing developments from Brighton to Southie win approval

BOSTON – The Hub's planning agency approved six projects Thursday that will create hundreds of residences, including 88 set aside as affordable. Combined, the projects represent $241.5 million in investments that will generate over 500 construction jobs and create almost 600 residential units from Brighton to Roxbury, Jamaica