Featured Reports
Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2026
Economic uncertainty and federal policies both made 2026 a difficult year for the Greater Boston housing market. Pressures on the region's core industries and limits of immigration were compounded by a downtown in permitting and construction, keeping supply limited and costs high.
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How discretionary permitting stalls housing in Massachusetts, even on sites where zoning already allows it.
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Unlocking Small Multifamily Housing through Building Code Reform
How the current building code came to regulate small multifamily housing the same as much larger buildings, the cost implications of that approach, and reforms that could make a difference.
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7 Key Findings About Wealth and Financial Security
Wealth grew between 2022 and 2025, albeit slowly. Wealth inequality is increasing. And more families are struggling with debt. From the Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center.
Declining Opioid Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts
Opioid related deaths have declined for three years in a row.
Income and wage trends across the decades.
The state’s middle-income household share is declining, but not for the reason you think.
A Modest Zoning Reform That Works—and Should Be Scaled
Tight zoning has been treated as a preservation strategy, but it fuels mansionization and exacerbates our housing shortage.
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