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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 · 10d
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West Street Shopping Center in Keene Sold to New York-Based Retail Owner

KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) West Street Shopping Center has a new owner. DLC, a New York-based shopping center owner and operator, announced Nov. 10 that it had acquired the 206,319-square-foot property in a joint venture with investment management firm Cohen & Steers. The purchase was made through an off-market transaction, meaning the property was not publicly marketed for sale.

Keene, NH · 8h
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VTDigger

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Vermont can’t build its way to affordability

Every acre of open land lost to development makes Vermont less special, not less expensive. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont can’t build its way to affordability .

Vermont · 5h

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Many Vermonters struggle with housing costs. Few lose their homes

While Vermonters often hear about the state's housing affordability crisis, comparatively few homeowners are actually losing their homes to foreclosure. In fact, Vermont had the lowest foreclosure rate in the country in August, according to ATTOM, a real estate data and analytics company that tracks housing markets nationwide. Its data showed Vermont’s foreclosure rates declined in August, with just one foreclosure for every 67,808 housing units.

Vermont · 1d
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Common Sense Radio: Vermont’s Affordability Gap After the Election with Dave Soulia

Monday, November 9, 2026, Common Sense Radio, with Bill Sayre, weekdays, 11 o’clock till Noon. Dave Soulia — publisher of FYIVT, and keen analyst of Vermont public policy issues — joins Bill to evaluate how the changes in the composition of the Vermont legislation, and other factors, will affect Vermont public policy that in turn, affects the cost of living for Vermont households — particularly young families — and the cost of doing business for Vermont entrepreneurs — and their willingness and ability to grow, hire, and invest. With Special emphasis on the affordability gap.

Vermont · 1d

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Registration remains open for the Housing Conference happening November 18th

Do not miss your chance to attend the Vermont Statewide Housing Conference happening next Wednesday, November 18th. Online registration is still open!. This is the state’s largest conference dedicated to affordable housing in Vermont and it only happens every two years. Participate in a full day of learning sessions, and connect with others to strategize solutions.

Vermont · 11h

The Cool Down

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Market Basket floats plan to add 162 apartments and new shops to its 30-acre property

"We're in love with it. Our City Council is in love with it. Our entire community is in love with it."

Chelsea, MA · 1d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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Why can’t people afford to live in Massachusetts anymore? Experts reveal what could fix it

Massachusetts · 12h

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Question 7 narrowly defeated in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters rejected Question 7, a zoning initiative that would have legalized single-family homes on small residential lots. Margins were narrow, with 50.6% of voters voting “no.” Just 32,322 votes out of the 2.5 million cast made the difference, according to reporting from the Associated Press. Under the...

Massachusetts · 7h

Willow and Hearth

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Seniors Trying To Downsize In Central Massachusetts Are Fighting Younger Buyers For Scarce Starter Homes While 10,000 Elderly Applicants Wait Years For Housing

Plenty of older homeowners dream of trading a big house for something smaller, simpler and easier on the budget. In Central Massachusetts, though, they are running into a problem: so […]

Worcester, MA · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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Senior homeowners in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York qualify for property-tax relief with income caps from $48,110 to $112,000, led by a $2,820 credit

Senior homeowners in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York can cut their property tax bills if household income stays under a cap, and those caps run from $48,110 in Pennsylvania to $112,000 for Massachusetts couples. The biggest single payout among the four is Massachusetts’ senior circuit breaker credit, which maxes out at $2,820 for tax […]

Massachusetts · 1d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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Can Massachusetts build its way out of a housing crisis? Local experts weigh in

Why is it so hard to afford a home in Massachusetts? With prices high and inventory tight, experts say one solution could make a major difference, but not everyone agrees.

Massachusetts · 16h

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 · 10h

CommonWealth Beacon

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New Greater Boston housing data show recent progress but troubling signs for the future

Statewide housing policy moves to juice new construction are colliding with “huge macroeconomic and federal policy headwinds pushing in the other direction,” said Luc Schuster, executive director of Boston Indicators, the research arm of the Boston Foundation. “It’s really hard to know where we’re headed in the next year.”

Massachusetts · 13h

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Developers Pursue Senior Housing at Muzi Ford

In 2022, the future of 557 Highland Ave. appeared promising. The Bulfinch Companies, the developer who owns the property, had proposed a 480,000 square-foot life sciences campus with an additional 10,000 square ft. of retail. But four years later, with a special permit in hand, no one is biting. The...

Needham, MA · 1d

Dorchester Reporter

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Wu eyes more changes to ‘inclusionary’ rules in bid to jump-start building surge

Above, workers are shown building a three-story house on Morton Street in Mattapan last year. Seth Daniel photo. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration today unveiled another series of proposed changes to Boston’s...

Boston, MA · 1d

Boston

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For Greater Boston renters, the jump to homeownership keeps getting harder

A new housing report finds that just 17% of renter households earn enough to buy a starter home, down from 29% in 2021. Even a starter home is out of reach for most Greater Boston renters, and the jump to homeownership has grown harder over the past five years, a new report finds.

Boston, MA · 9h

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Deadline Approaching: Nominations for Boston Real Estate Times’ 10th Annual Outstanding Women of 2027 Awards Close November 15

Only days remain to nominate exceptional women in New England commercial real estate for the milestone 10th anniversary awards. Winners will be honored at the January 29, 2027, gala at the Burlington Marriott. BOSTON— Time is running out to nominate outstanding women in New England’s commercial real estate industry for...

Boston, MA · 1d

Stateline

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Voters approve housing bond measures but reject easing lot-size and environmental rules

Voters in California, Hawaii and Rhode Island gave the go-ahead last week for bond measures aimed at boosting the housing supply and homeownership. But a California measure to cut back on the state’s decades-old environmental law to spur housing development and a Massachusetts proposal to loosen minimum lot-size rules both failed.

California · 1d