Gov. Maura Healey says she doesn’t want to see cities and towns “penalized” because of the controversial MBTA zoning law but is not backing away from withholding grants from resistant ...

One of the tools in the state’s housing-creation toolbox has been lying unused for more than two years, waiting for the state ...

The vote came after more than 1,097 housing units were proposed through the town's MBTA Communities zoning in a two-year span ...

Cambridge, Massachusetts, enacted reforms last month that overturn century-old zoning regulations long embedded in American land-use practice. By establishing a generous citywide baseline for housing ...

About recorded home sales in Norfolk County in Massachusetts In December, the number of recorded sales in Norfolk County rose by 10.7% since December 2023 — from 503 to 557. All residential home ...

The Norfolk City Council unanimously approved a zoning text amendment Tuesday removing the use of vacation rentals in the two zoning districts that make up the neighborhood. The vote comes despite ...

On Tuesday during a meeting, Norfolk city council members approved a new text amendment that bans short-term vacation rentals in the West Freemason Historic and Cultural Conservation zoning districts.

The MBTA Communities Act requires 177 towns and cities across Massachusetts to create at least one zoning district where multifamily housing is allowed by right. These communities are placed into ...