Housing Headlines

QUINCY --- The city's 10-year plan to end homelessness will take a step forward with a state grant that will renovate 11 apartments into permanent residences for the poor.

Amid reports of the state's affordable housing shortage, this editorial urges legislators to reconsider CPA spending requirements and force communities to dedicate more money for housing.

WILMINGTON --- If the 40B effort is approved, Wilmington will join the ranks of municipalities across the Commonwealth that have reached the required threshold of 10 percent affordable housing.

NATICK --- Special town meeting voters approved the creation of a smart growth district where a developer plans to construct 138 units of mixed income housing,

HAVERHILL --- City councilors approved the creation of a 40R downtown smart growth district, which will provide financial incentives to the city while rehabilitating older buildings into mixed-income housing.

HYANNIS --- New rental and registration ordinances in town have sparked housing inspections that have landlords in a frenzy to meet health and building codes or risk being fined up to $100 per day.