Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The measure, proposed by a coalition of housing advocacy organizations, would have limited the annual rent increase for ...

A campaign to place a rent control question on the 2024 ballot has failed, as it faced a near impossible task of collecting the required amount of signatures within the next two weeks. The initiative ...

Massachusetts hasn’t had rent control since 1994, but with a broad coalition of support during a legislative hearing Tuesday, lawmakers are optimistic they’ll be able to bring it back. “What was ...

It looks like Massachusetts voters will get to weigh in on rent control in 2026. Supporters say they have more than enough signatures to put the issue on next year's ballot. Housing affordability is a ...

Boston and Massachusetts leaders are weighing a series of regulations aimed at creating much-needed housing for a region plagued with an affordability crisis. In Boston City Hall and at the ...

Escalating a divisive battle between housing advocates and the powerful real estate industry, the tenant coalition Homes for All Massachusetts said it will launch a campaign Wednesday to put a measure ...

On Nov. 10, state Rep. Mike Connolly, lead organizer for a rent control ballot initiative, announced his group was suspending its signature collection for the upcoming election. Connolly instead has ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Voters will not be asked next year whether Massachusetts should revive local-option rent control after organizers working on a 2024 ballot question suspended their campaign late Friday ...