Homeownership drifts further out of reach as rates rise

The surge in mortgage rates could further depress housing activity and plunge the country deeper into a housing crisis.

Neighbors fiercely protested this housing project for formerly homeless people. It opened anyway.

The former Comfort Inn on Morrissey Boulevard transformed into 99 units of permanent supportive housing.

Mortgage rates are soaring, another blow to Mass. housing affordability as buyers face higher monthly payments

The surge potentially adds $1,000 to a monthly payment for a typical home purchase in Greater Boston, huge financial blow to prospective homebuyers.

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The state desperately needs more housing. Could an old Army barracks at Devens be part of the answer?

MassDevelopment still needs approval from the three surrounding towns for zoning changes.

Mortgage rates hit 7 percent as Iran war crushes a weak housing market

The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rate, the most common home loan in the United States, rose to 7.03 percent, up from 6.3 percent a year ago, Freddie Mac said.

The region’s housing crisis is raging on. Should cities ease requirements on builders to help spur more construction?

While inclusionary zoning has created thousands of new affordable homes across Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville, the economics of homebuilding have shifted significantly over the past few years.

Tenant right-to-purchase bill nears finish line in Massachusetts, but differences remain

Known as the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, the measure would let renters in multifamily buildings organize a tenants association to match an outside buyer’s offer and purchase the property themselves.