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Portsmouth Herald

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Federal housing education funding cuts do real damage: Commentary

Like all of New England and the rest of the country, New Hampshire is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis as the gap between housing prices and wages continues to widen. In its 2026 report, New Hampshire Housing reports that the average home price in New Hampshire has reached $575,000. For renters, the increase is steeper: the average fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,824 per month, with local variations that can be even higher. In the Upper Valley, for example, a full-time worker would need to earn about $47 per hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment. Given that the average “housing wage” in New Hampshire – the hourly wage a worker must earn to afford a rental at market rate without spending more than 30% of their income on housing – is $35.08, finding affordable housing is daunting. Late last month, Granite Staters looking to buy a home or rent a modest apartment took another hit from Washington. On September 25, just days before the end of the federal budget year, the White House announced the cancellation of $810 million in Congressionally appropriated funds for grant programs. As an eleventh-hour tactic, the administration has requested the cancellation

New Hampshire · 17h

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The Hidden Massachusetts Town Where Renters Are Living Large For Under $900 A Month

Your rent check could be a lot smaller if you’d just drive about an hour and a half west of Boston. Athol, Massachusetts has been quietly sitting in Worcester County, waiting for people to notice that living here doesn’t require selling a kidney. Let’s start with the basics,...

Athol, MA · 12d

Boston

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At a new South Shore housing development, live where the cranberries grow

Called Cranberry Crossing, the Norwell subdivision is oriented around the adjacent Cross Street Cranberry Bogs. Cranberries have deep roots in Massachusetts. Harvested for centuries and then commercially cultivated for the first time in the 1800s on Cape Cod, the cranberry industry remains alive and well in the state. According to Massachusetts Cranberries (the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association) the Bay State has thousand of acres of bogs and approximately 375 growers statewide.

Norwell, MA · 1d

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NeighborWorks Housing Solutions cuts ribbon at Campello Crossing

Brockton, MA NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (NHS) celebrated the ribbon cutting of Campello Crossing on Thursday, October 15, marking an exciting milestone in the continued revitalization of the city. Community leaders, elected officials, development partners, and supporters gathered at 1200 Montello St. to celebrate the completion of this transformative mixed-use development.

Brockton, MA · 1d

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Acre Families Getting New Place to Spend Their Dollar

LOWELL – A third location of Family Dollar, the discount variety store, is under construction at 565 Market St. The store will be located in the ground-floor retail space of Suffolk Place, the four-story, mixed-use affordable condo development at Suffolk and Market streets in the Acre neighborhood. Family Dollar’s...

Lowell, MA · 2d

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Westborough shopping center headed to foreclosure auction

The Westborough Shopping Center is headed to a foreclosure auction next month. The shopping center on Route 9 in Westborough, is listed for a Dec. 8 auction, according to auctioneers Paul E. Saperstein Co.'s listing website. The plaza is home to a Stop & Shop and Staples, according to the...

Westborough, MA · 2d

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YOUR VIEW: Canty speech ‘disrespectful, demeaning and judgmental’

Along with other residents of West Plymouth, I attended the Select Board meeting on November 10, 2026. I live very close to the huge 392-apartment, 40B proposal by developer Rick Vayo, which the Select Board summarily voted to approve on a fast track, and to send a prepared Memorandum of Agreement and Support letter to the state housing agency, with no residents of the area present at the meeting.

Plymouth, MA · 2d

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Real Estate: October 26 to October 30

Real Estate Transactions from October 26 to October 30. 51 Ayrault St. was sold by Joyce Kirby, Trustee of the Joyce Kirby Revocable Trust & Michael Greene, Trustee of the Michael Greene Revocable Trust to Christine Dobberphul for $2,858,000. 27 High St. Unit 2 was sold by Kathleen Bernard, Trustee...

Newport, RI · 2d

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An old Worcester industrial building has sat vacant for years. Now it's getting $1.8M to become 58 apartments

A plan to turn a Worcester industrial building into 58 new apartments received a $1.8 million loan from the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, known as MassDevelopment. The loan for the project, located at 98 Beacon St., was announced by MassDevelopment in a press release on Tuesday. MassDevelopment is a development...

Worcester, MA · 2d

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12 Responds: Condo owner living in a crumbling home

Lisa Petitto has been living in a construction zone after engineers discovered the concrete slab under her condominium started cracking.

North Providence, RI · 1d

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After five years: A look at how the MBTA Communities Act is playing out

Reporters from local newsrooms look at what the state’s multifamily zoning law has delivered in Lexington, Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont and Waltham — and where it hasn’t. While driving through just about any Boston suburb these days — or better yet, riding the MBTA bus, commuter rail or...

Lexington, MA · 1d

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Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Westport rejected Question 7 on housing

Question 7 on “starter homes,” rejected by Massachusetts voters by a slim margin last week, attracted strong opposition in New Bedford’s suburbs. The ballot measure, introduced amidst a statewide housing crisis, would have allowed single-family homes to be built on 5,000 square foot lots, if they were connected to water and sewer services.

Fairhaven, MA · 3d

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Not One Single Massachusetts City Placed In The Top 100 For Rent Affordability

WalletHub published a study that looks at the most affordable cities when it comes to paying rent, and the results might surprise you.

Massachusetts · 2d

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Attleboro’s Stone-E-Lea golf course to be put up for sale

After 72 years, Attleboro’s Stone-E-Lea Golf Course is preparing to close at the end of 2026 and will soon be put up for sale, according to an announcement from the company. Located at 1411 Country St., the golf course was established in 1954 and has been owned by three generations of the Lapierre family. Because of the location between Boston and Providence and the 140-acres, developers are looking at large-scale opportunities for the space.

Attleboro, MA · 2d

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Hearing Scheduled for Proposed 68-Unit Senior Housing Development on Beal Street

A Zoning Board of Appeals hearing on a proposed 68-unit senior affordable housing development at 100 Beal Street, adjacent to Bare Cove Park, is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17. The remote meeting begins at 7 p.m. AHSC Beal Street LLC has filed an application for a Comprehensive Permit under Massachusetts...

Hingham, MA · 9h

Rhode Island Current

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FM to send workers to Massachusetts as part of HQ relocation

Downtown Providence isn’t the only target destination for FM’s planned departure from Johnston. The global insurance company, formerly known as FM Global, is also sending an unspecified number of local workers to Massachusetts as part of a regional approach that includes facilities in Norwood and Boston, the company confirmed in a statement to Rhode Island […]

Johnston, RI · 5h

CBS Boston

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Boston area population growth slowed dramatically last year, report finds

Fewer people are moving to the Boston area while homes in the region remain "extremely expensive," a report released this week finds.

Boston, MA · 1d

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Owner seeks zoning that would transform former Muzi site

Since the shuttering of the Muzi auto dealership five years ago this month, the 10-acre parcel at 557 Highland Ave. has had more sightings of coyotes than it has of construction workers. The owners of the vacant property hope to change that scenario by bringing a zoning package to Town...

Needham, MA · 2d

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Boston is among the least pet-friendly cities for renters, new Zillow report shows

Advocates at the (MSPCA) say the reality in the state is much less welcoming for pet-owners than even this survey implies. Boston often ranks as a top city by many measures, but according to a recent analysis of Zillow’s rental listings, it’s near the bottom when it comes to being pet-friendly.

Boston, MA · 15h

Realty Today

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Boston Mayor Wu Scales Back Affordable Housing Mandates to Revive Stalled Construction

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday unveiled a package of reforms to the city's Inclusionary Development Policy designed to ease the financial pressure crushing the multifamily pipeline — without altering the percentage of income-restricted units developers must include in new buildings. The five-part proposal would temporarily raise the minimum...

Boston, MA · 3d