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Ten years after opening, Assembly Row booms on

The massive mixed-use complex has transformed its corner of Somerville and is spinning off smaller projects all around it.

A tax on high-dollar home sales had a clear path on Beacon Hill. Then the real estate industry stepped in.
After House leaders signaled support for a new fee on pricey real estate, the influential industry kicked into gear to change their minds.

Plympton home built in 17th century on market for $800k. Take a look inside.
The three-bedroom saltbox home was recently featured on Zillow Gone Wild.

Juice giant Welch’s is moving its headquarters from Concord to Waltham

The fruit juice company announced Wednesday that it plans to relocate its headquarters from Concord to a 60,000-square-foot space in Waltham’s Reservoir Place, right off I-95.

New top housing cop: Campbell names head of new unit to enforce state housing laws
Esme Caramello currently oversees Harvard’s legal aid clinic and led a push to seal eviction records.

The YIMBYs are coming, to the suburbs
There's a fast-growing network of new advocacy groups that have sprung up in suburbs across Greater Boston, whose members go to public meetings to say yes to more housing development, instead of no.

Healey names former city councilor O’Malley to BPDA board
O'Malley became the third new member appointed to the board since Mayor Wu took office.

Cape Cod mansion owned by Harry Connick Jr. hits market for $12.5 million
The Grammy-winning singer’s Chatham vacation home sits on a bluff offering panoramic views of Oyster Pond and includes a swimming pool, private dock, and boathouse.

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Boston’s housing market is through the roof. At least we’re not San Francisco.

In the first quarter of 2024, only four of the 30 largest metro areas in the US eclipsed Boston in terms of median sales price for single-family homes.

Despite high-profile losses, most towns passed their MBTA Communities plans this spring

At least 67 communities have approved zoning they think will meet the law’s requirements, and roughly 50 of those votes have come in the last couple of months. Still, the opposition movement is gaining some momentum.

‘A sobering statistic’: The typical house here now costs $950,000

The record-breaking figure represents an unmitigated housing crisis that is pushing homeownership further out of reach for everyday people.

The state’s new housing law aimed to help fix the affordability crisis. Experts now say it won’t deliver.

As towns file their MBTA Communities plans with the state, many are drawing zones that will likely produce far less new housing than the law anticipates. And it’s entirely by the book.

Despite looming tax base worries, Moody’s affirms Boston’s strong credit rating

The major credit rating agency affirmed this week that Boston’s finances remain in great shape — at least for now.

Healey launches political advocacy group to dive into local housing fights

The governor and the lieutenant governor have set up a nonprofit called One Commonwealth Inc. to provide grassroots support in pro-housing efforts at the town level.

A Cambridge City Council panel’s proposal would legalize six-story buildings. Everywhere.

The ambitious proposal, designed to tackle the city’s housing crisis, would essentially scrap the current neighborhood-by-neighborhood zoning scheme.

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Mayor Wu is at odds with business leaders over property tax plan

Wu's move aims to protect homeowners and renters from higher taxes, but business leaders say it will hurt the city’s competitiveness