Housing

Home prices, interest rates, availability and more factor into our new metric, updated monthly, that gauges how difficult it is to buy a home where you live.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says that rental assistance for some 60,000 Americans fleeing homelessness or domestic violence will run out of money by the end of next year.

While the opening months of this year showed early signs of a thaw, the nation’s housing market remains far out of reach for many would-be buyers.

President Donald Trump’s pause on most of the sweeping tariffs he announced sent the stock market soaring after days of losses, but Massachusetts’ construction and real estate sectors are feeling the effects of the turbulence

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day pause on most tariffs brought a surge on Wall Street, but much uncertainty remains.

Housing’s yearslong winter might be showing the first hints of thaw, according to new data from the NBC News Home Buyer Index.

The number of single-family homes in Massachusetts sold and the median price of those sales are both up slightly compared to a year prior.

Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen or install a new deck? You’ll be paying more to do so. The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a few weeks — are already driving up the cost of building materials used in...

Boston’s Bulfinch Triangle has been rezoned to allow for new housing without the need for a special permit, as the city seeks to boost residential production.

A $300,000 homebuying budget can get you four times more space depending on which state you live in.

The MBTA Communities Act requires towns and cities to allow for zoning to build multi-family housing near train stations.

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The town of Milton, Massachusetts continues to push back against the MBTA Communities Act. The law requires towns and cities to allow for zoning to build multi-family housing near train stations, an effort to increase available housing in the state. But Milton argues it should be exempt. Last night, the Select Board voted 3 to 2 against sending an action…

As Massachusetts continues grappling with a severe housing shortage, industry experts are split on whether the Trump administration’s tariffs on key building materials could exacerbate the problem. Canada supplies approximately 30% of the lumber used in the U.S., making it a crucial player in the American housing market. President Donald Trump recently announced 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum, and softwood…

The president of the Massachusetts Homebuilders Association says President Trump’s tariffs could potentially increase construction costs, which would be an issue passed along to homebuyers.

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Cambridge has enacted its most significant zoning reform in decades, a move projected to add over 3,500 homes by 2024. The decision, years in the making, followed intense debate and compromise among city councilors and residents. The new measure permits the construction of four-story residential buildings by-right on any property, with the possibility of six-story buildings on larger lots, provided…

The new measure allows up to four-story residential buildings by right on any property and up to six stories on bigger lots, as long as some units are affordable.

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Lawmakers want to know whether landlords’ higher rents are based on a technology being probed by prosecutors.

Anonymous flyers circulating in Somerville, Massachusetts, are heating up debate about a proposed 25-story apartment building in Davis Square. If approved, the project would bring a mixed-use building with 500 apartment units over retail space on Elm Street. “One of the neighborhood council members had emailed us with a photograph that had been delivered to our neighbor’s doors,” said Elaine…

Anonymous flyers distributed in Somerville are sparking debate over a proposed housing development that would add a 500-apartment tower to Davis Square.

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The Boston Planning and Development Agency board on Thursday approved Suffolk University’s conversion of an office building on Boston Common into a dormitory — a project that a City Hall leader said may soon be replicated by institutions other than colleges.