Featured Reports
Deed-Restricted Homeownership 101
Affordability deed restrictions are legal stipulations placed on below-market-rate, owner-occupied homes that limit the future resale price and cap how much equity a homeowner can accumulate over time.
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Wealth Gaps in the Golden Years: Economic Insecurity for Older Adults in a High-Cost State
Many older adults in Massachusetts adjust to a much lower standard of living in retirement.
Read the ReportBoys & Men In Greater Boston: Challenges in Education, Employment and Health
In many areas, boys and men—especially those from lower-income and Black and Latino communities—face significant challenges.
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Who Still Believes? Local Trends in Religiosity.
Greater Boston is the least religious large metro in the United States.
Upzone Update: Special Permits as a Counterintuitive Route for Permitting Reform
Until as-of-right upzoning becomes more politically feasible, let’s consider an idea for another tiny step toward the goal of housing abundance.
Brain Gain: International Students in Massachusetts
Who are international students, where do they come from, and how much they contribute to our region and state?
Small Rooms, Big Impact: Could SROs Help Fix Boston's Housing Crisis?
Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) housing once provided critical affordable housing for low-income and transient residents, and could do so again.
A Crisis of Trust in Federal Data
Research like ours relies on non-partisan, transparent data collection and dissemination. These values are currently under threat.