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On wealthy Martha’s Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety

A new report lays out in stark terms just how many low- and middle-income folks are being forced to move away from Martha's Vineyard as its popularity with wealthy vacationers soars, causing the year-round population of 20,000 to swell up to tenfold over summer.

Stop & Shop celebrates grand opening at Allston Yards development project
The new supermarket is central to the 1.2 million-square-foot campus on the edge of the Massachusetts Turnpike.

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.
The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.

Another month, another home price record for Greater Boston

The mark set in May was yet another historical home price record for the region and a 5.5 percent increase from May of 2023, in what has been a decade-long period of skyrocketing housing costs.

Housing costs take a mounting toll on Boston-area businesses, survey says
More than four-fifths of Mass. Business Roundtable members say the issue affects whether they grow or shrink here.

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.

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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.

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.