The 2026 ballot initiative to stabilize rent will not be the solution to the housing crisis as many people believe it will be. “The broad idea of rent control sounds good on its face, right? … The ...

Rent control​ in Massachusetts could lead to big losses in city and town budgets, according to a new study​ released Thursday ...

State Sen. Cindy Friedman heard enough of the arguments over what will really help the state’s housing affordability crisis Tuesday and pressed the opposing sides to get to the bottom of it themselves ...

As the debate over this fall’s rent control ballot measure heats up, there’s one group both supporters and opponents are ...

A proposed rent control ballot measure would repeal Massachusetts' ban on local rent control laws and set a statewide cap on annual rent increases of 5% or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. A ...

Massachusetts mayors have their red ink ready for a statewide rent control ballot measure after a study found the initiative would eliminate $300 billion in property values, as supporters call it a ...

The rent cap policy on track to go before voters in November would tank the value of residential properties in Massachusetts, according to a new study commissioned by a powerful real estate group.

Some local developers use inflated rental ads, buyouts, and voluntary agreements that were recently resurrected by the D.C.