Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The proposal would limit the annual rent increase for residential units in Massachusetts to the increase of the Consumer Price ...

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 ...

The head of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce said Sunday that rent control would not solve Massachusetts’ growing problem of keeping young professionals from leaving the region for cheaper ...

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 ...

A coalition of housing groups plans to pursue a ballot question next year that would limit annual rent increases in Massachusetts to no more than 5%, a policy supporters argue is a “moderate” form of ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Even before it has advanced in the process of getting on the November 2026 ballot, real estate interests last week started to formally lobby mayors and regional chambers of commerce ...

With Massachusetts' median monthly rent at $3,000 — at least according to Zillow — state Rep. Mike Connolly, D-Cambridge, has taken the lead in an effort to place a question on the 2024 state election ...

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. After facing ...