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Pack Your Bags For This Massachusetts Town Where $1,500 A Month Covers Absolutely Everything

There are cities in Massachusetts that will take everything you earn and hand you back a studio apartment and a vague sense of financial anxiety, and then there’s Gardner. Gardner, Massachusetts is the city that quietly decided affordability and quality of life weren’t mutually exclusive, and it has been proving that point for years while the rest of the state wasn’t watching.

Gardner, MA · 2d
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Karoline Leavitt's husband auctions Hampton Beach properties after White House exit

Now that Karoline Leavitt is no longer President Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary, she and husband, Nicholas Riccio, are now focused on real estate development

Hampton, NH · 8d

The Cool Down

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Massachusetts condo owners lose homes, then get demolition bills up to $244,000 each

"There is a strong sense of not being in control."

Cambridge, MA · 2d

The Cool Down

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Vacant Massachusetts office tower becomes 198 apartments, with condos next door starting at $209,300

"This project shows what’s possible when the public and private sectors pull in the same direction."

Worcester, MA · 2d

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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

In Wellesley, Massachusetts, it is basically illegal to build a starter home, and it looks like it will stay that way. The voters of Massachusetts appear to have rejected a measure that would have overridden local laws that ban modest lots. This sounds like an arcane battle between state law and local zoning regulations, but […]

Wellesley, MA · 3d

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Massachusetts Seeks Developer to Transform Former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls into 386 Homes

LANCASTER, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll administration is seeking a developer to transform the approximately 72-acre former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls property into a new residential neighborhood featuring at least 288 homes, with the potential to accommodate up to 386 units through additional local approvals. The Division of Capital...

Lancaster, MA · 3d

The Cool Down

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Historic Massachusetts bank becomes flashpoint in push to build 72 affordable apartments

Councilors established the trust to give it latitude in advancing affordable housing.

Newton, MA · 1d

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JLL Arranges $36 Million Sale of FedEx Freight Facility in Northborough

NorthBridge Partners sells 54,504-square-foot industrial property to LaSalle Investment Management. BOSTON– JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $36 million sale of a specialized industrial logistics facility occupied by FedEx Freight at 300 Bartlett St. in Northborough, Massachusetts. NorthBridge Partners sold the property to LaSalle Investment Management in an off-market transaction, with JLL representing the seller.

Northborough, MA · 1d

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Massachusetts Plan for More Starter Homes Fails as ‘NIMBY’ Voters Insist on Local Zoning Control

Massachusetts voters rejected a ballot initiative that would allow the zoning of smaller lots for starter home construction.

Massachusetts · 1d

Boston

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Julia Child’s Cambridge home sells for over asking ‘in a hot minute’

The home of famed chef Julia Child, a staple of the Cambridge area where she lived for 40 years, has officially sold. Julia Child’s former Cambridge home sold for $6.525 million — $50,000 over the asking price — after only a handful of days on the market.

Cambridge, MA · 3d

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Marblehead entrepreneur responds to overdue rent allegations, cites investment in Swampscott arts center

Marblehead musician and entrepreneur Johnny Ray is responding to allegations that he is four months behind on rent at his new Swampscott Performing Arts Center, saying he has invested substantial resources into restoring the building (the old Hawthorne by the Sea restaurant) and remains committed to reaching a resolution with the town.

Swampscott, MA · 1d

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Northborough FedEx Freight Hub Sells for $36M in Off-Market Deal

A FedEx Freight terminal tucked into Northborough's industrial corridor traded hands for $36 million, with LaSalle Investment Management picking up the 54,504-square-foot property at 300 Bartlett St. in a deal that never hit the open market. The facility, built specifically for FedEx and expanded in recent years, includes a cross-dock freight terminal, a maintenance facility and supporting operational space that keeps trucks moving through the region.

Northborough, MA · 15h

The Cool Down

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Renters in Massachusetts city favor candidates prioritizing more homes by over 3 to 1, poll finds

"Most aspiring homeowners and individuals can't compete with developers for properties."

Cambridge, MA · 1d

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State encourages Reading’s vision for Walkers Brook Drive corridor

State officials earlier this fall indicated they share the Town of Reading’s belief that a major overhaul of the Walkers Brook Drive corridor will trigger a new wave of housing and retail redevelopments on a series of underutilized industrial era properties in the area. In early October, Mass. Governor...

Reading, MA · 1d

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Somerville saw our housing shortage coming

From Joshua Michel, Ashish Shrestha and Chris Beland. Over the past 10 years, rents in Somerville have jumped by 50 percent. If you live here, you probably don’t need that statistic to tell you what’s happened: Somerville can hold a lot more people, but we haven’t built enough homes for them, and prices have risen fast.

Somerville, MA · 1d

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Boston Buyers Find More Options as Prices Slip

Boston buyers found more options and lower prices as listings surged, giving them leverage they lacked before.

Boston, MA · 1d

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Developer proposes turning three attached South End buildings into housing

A proponent is proposing the redevelopment of three attached, underutilized commercial buildings on Wareham Street in the South End into a single six-story, approximately 38-unit, multi-family residential building. Stack+Co, a Boston-based integrated architectural and development firm, filed a Small Project Review Application (SPRA) with the city’s Planning Department on Oct....

Boston, MA · 2d

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WinnCos. secures funding for 115-unit, mixed-income apt. community in Downtown Salem, MA

Salem, MA WinnCompanies has secured financing for a 115-unit, mixed-income apartment building designed to revitalize the northern gateway to downtown. The $48 million construction project will deliver a true mixed-income community offering a range of affordability and apartment sizes – 20 studios, 60 one-bedroom units and 35 two-bedroom units. Of the 115 apartments, 55 will be available to households earning up to 60% of Area Median Income (AMI); 22 will be available at incomes up to 30% AMI; 20 will serve middle-income households; and 18 will be rented at market rates.

Salem, MA · 2d

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Berkshire region real estate sales – November 6, 2026

98-100 Commercial Street: Star Generation LLC of Adams to Theresa Whitney, $240,600 on 10/23/2026. 51 Mountain Pasture Road: Michael Ragusa of Becket to Matthew Gerber, $45,000 on 10/22/2026. Clarksburg. 573 River Road: Devon C. Tosches of Clarksburg to Lyndsey Degrenier, $10,000 on 10/20/2026. 70 Brooks: Tobe A. Cote of Clarksburg...

Great Barrington, MA · 2d