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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 · 2d

Realtor.com News & Insights

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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 · 2d

theberkshireedge.com

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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 · 3d
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vineyardgazette.com

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Real Estate Listings: Week Ending Oct. 31

Tory Field purchased 1 Old Field Road in Aquinnah for $360,000 from Daniel Brudney Trust, Mary Ann Lazarus Trust, Richard J. Lazarus Trust, William B. Lazarus Trust and Straight Toe Realty Trust on Oct. 27. Edgartown. Laudiceia Amaral Trust and Amaral Family Trust purchased 87 Whalers Walk in Edgartown for...

Edgartown, MA · 17h

reportertoday.com

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Lessons – and opportunities – from starter home ballot question loss

BY A RAZOR-THIN margin, Massachusetts voters rejected Question 7, the ballot measure that would have capped minimum lot size requirements for single-family homes at 5,000 square feet. This commonsense reform could have unlocked thousands of new homes. Estimates ranged from a conservative 750 a year to more than 5,000 a...

Massachusetts · 1d

WashingtonExaminer

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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 · 4d

bostonrealestatetimes.com

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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 · 4d

hoodline.com

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Revere Housing Authority Eyes Smart Growth Zone for Cooledge Street Overhaul

The Revere Housing Authority wants to add hundreds of new apartments to its Cooledge Street property, pairing a major expansion of public housing with roughly 900 market-rate units under a proposed zoning overlay. The plan would add 359 public housing units to the 439 that already exist on the site, while also opening the door to private market-rate development nearby.

Revere, MA · 2d

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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 · 2d

CBS Boston

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Massachusetts voters split on Question 7 that would reduce minimum lot size

The measure would allow​ single-family homes to be built on a minimum 5,000 sq. ft. lot.

Massachusetts · 4d

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New residential developments get planning board okay

The Chelsea Planning Board recommended the approval of several residential apartment developments at its regular meeting last week. The board recommended approval of the special permits for the revised plans for the former Russo Tux and Limo site at 320 Revere Beach Parkway. The major site plan review for the project was also approved by the planning board.

Chelsea, MA · 4d

bostonagentmagazine.com

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Construction begins on affordable homes set to replace vacant lots in Mission Hill

Developers have set their sights on a collection of vacant, city-owned lots at the intersection of Parker and Terrace Streets in Mission Hill. Construction began on Mission Hill Pathway, a five-story affordable housing project set to offer 48 homeownership opportunities at the location. The development team includes Kevin Maguire of...

Boston, MA · 2d

Boston

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A Cape Cod inn from the 1800s lists for $2.45m

The Liberty Hill Inn in Yarmouth Port is seeking a new owner. The Liberty Hill Inn, a 10-room bed & breakfast on .86 acres in Yarmouth Port, was named for its location, an important gathering place during the town’s colonial days and the site of one of two local Liberty Poles.

Yarmouth, MA · 6d

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Providence’s Pro-Housing Mayor Vetoed Rent Control. Then, He Lost Re-Election.

David Morales’ 81 to 17 percent victory on Tuesday over Republican Dave Talan to be the new mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, was almost a foregone conclusion. Providence hasn’t elected a Republican since Buddy Cianci’s first term in 1974. But the 28-year-old Democratic Socialist’s win over incumbent...

Providence, RI · 4d

hoodline.com

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Randolph's Lombardo's Site Could Become 200-Room Hotel With Dinner Theater

The 13-acre Scanlon Drive property that once hosted generations of Randolph weddings, proms and community Thanksgiving dinners could soon become something entirely different: a 171,000-square-foot, 200-room hotel paired with a 65,000-square-foot events building featuring an 11,000-square-foot ballroom and a 400-seat dinner theater. Core Investments and A Yankee Line Inc. have filed a preliminary notification form laying out the vision, which would also connect the hotel and events building with a pedestrian bridge.

Randolph, MA · 5d

csindie.com

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We need to save our naturally occurring affordable homes

Everyone agrees we need a lot more housing in Massachusetts. We’re spending billions of dollars and passing laws such as the Affordable Homes Act and the MBTA Communities Act, hoping to create that housing. But we’re losing housing for low- and moderate-income people at the same time. This chart...

Massachusetts · 4d

Main Street Dollars

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Homeowners 65 and older in Polk County, Fla., DeSoto County, Miss., and Boston have March 1 and April 1 deadlines to claim 2027 senior property tax exemptions

Homeowners 65 and older in Polk County, Florida, DeSoto County, Mississippi, and Boston can cut their 2027 property tax bills with senior exemptions, but each program has a filing cutoff. Florida’s Polk County wants paperwork by March 1, while DeSoto County and Boston close their windows April 1. The Florida break can take up to […]

Polk County, FL · 6d

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A Simpler Path for Town Projects

Would you love a community space in South Seekonk with active and passive recreation, walking trails, a children’s playground, a farmers market, community gardens and a place where our kids can learn about Seekonk’s farming history?. Then we need your help on Monday, November 9. In 2021, Town...

Seekonk, MA · 5d

needhamobserver.com

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Multi-family housing pipeline starting to flow

There are a half dozen non-single-family housing projects in the Needham construction pipeline that could boost the town’s current inventory of approximately 2,000 multi-family units — more than 1,400 of which are classified as affordable. The rental market potentially provides refuge from Needham’s almost non-existent starter home supply,...

Needham, MA · 5d

reverejournal.com

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Zoning Board approves plans for four single-family homes on Ridge Rd.

The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, October 28, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were chair Michael Tucker and fellow members John Lopes, James O’Brien, Aklog Limeneh, and Arthur Pelton. The first...

Revere, MA · 5d