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 ...

Lawmakers considering peeling back a statewide ban on rent control are slated to hear from supporters pressing for action on the “urgently needed tenant protections” and opponents who say any kind of ...

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 ...

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 ...