A story about what all of those local housing fights are really about: change.

A housing crisis, a state law, and Winthrop's fight to stay the same.
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Are you a Greater Boston renter who is worried you may never be able to buy a home in this region? Get in touch for a story I'm working on about the changing economics of homebuying, and who can really afford to buy around here.

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In Massachusetts’ brutal housing market, the wait for housing vouchers that help hundreds of thousands afford the state’s sky-high rents can stretch as long as 15 years.

Now, that wait may grow even longer.

@andrewbrinker.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

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Why is it a bad thing if kids move away? Won't housing demand go down? Because those kids are future workers, who power companies and economy. “That's not a scenario anyone should root for,” says @dmccue.bsky.social. “States with healthy economies don‘t shrink.”

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Housing is so expensive to build right now that some developers say that the so-called inclusionary housing requirement in Cambridge may be backfiring, making otherwise profitable projects too costly to build and stopping them before shovels hit the ground.

Hi Greater Boston folks. For a Globe story about the state of the housing market: Have you been looking to buy a house but are holding out for lower interest rates? Searched for a place to buy but can't find anything in your price range? DM me, or drop a line at andrew.brinker@globe.com

Housing supply is crunched and costs are rising, but Massachusetts is taking steps to fix the problem. Today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point explains those efforts, and their limits, with a huge assist from my colleague @andrewbrinker.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/19/n...

For those following MBTA Communities state housing law: In new "emergency regulations" filed today after SJC ruling last week, the state extends an olive branch to Milton and other noncompliant towns, extending their deadline to pass a zoning plan to July 14. For now, Milton has another chance.

Starting at noon, I’m doing a Reddit AMA talking all things Massachusetts housing. Have a question? Come join! There’s already a ton of great discussion on this thread.

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Have a question about Greater Boston’s ongoing housing crisis? Join us on Reddit at noon!

Globe reporter @andrewbrinker.bsky.social will be answering questions on a wide range of topics.

“Why can a wealthy homeowner build a single 4,500 square-foot house, but a community-minded developer can’t build three 1,500 square-foot homes without the municipal equivalent of an act of Congress?” @lesliepool.bsky.social

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