City councilors at their meeting this Monday took the first step to approve a plan to add three new neighborhoods to the west side of town. Councilors

One in four of the 500 voters polled said they’ve seriously considered a move, despite the vast majority also saying they had enough money to live comfortably.

Bay Staters “need to remember that zoning and zoning laws are provided to municipalities from the state,” said Rep. Andy Vargas. So, he said, “if we're not building housing, it's time for the state…

Postcard circa 1930–1945 of the Waltham Watch Factory. Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection. The Watch Factory is one of Waltham’s historic

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Basic economic principles point to the solution for the housing affordability crisis.

Why apartments may be the most powerful domestic climate move of the Trump years.

Rick Pizzi hold a schematic of the proposed housing development at the site of Pizzi Farm. Photo by Artie Kronenfeld. The owner of neighborhood ice cream

With Waltham’s homelessness crisis deepening, faith leaders from across the region are gathering for an emergency interfaith summit aimed at coordinating

After decades of explosive growth, Austin, Texas, in the 2010s was a victim of its own success. Lured by high-tech jobs and the city’s hip reputation, too many people were competing for too few homes....

An environmental justice champion led the push to end counterproductive, unfunded mandates.

A new rung at the top of the housing ladder permits people lower down to climb up.

A ballot measure to reduce lot-size requirements would open up more housing options in the suburbs, creating opportunities to build smaller, lower-cost homes.

We at Somerville YIMBY talk a lot about the need to supply more homes to solve our housing shortage. But supply is only half the economic equation. We also need to ask ourselves where all this demand came from. Why have we seen such large increases in the cost of housing while similarly old and dense rust belt cities have stagnated? 

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