As rent-stabilized buildings deteriorate and go bankrupt, a pair of legislators are seeking the same fate for commercial properties. State Sen. Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Emily Gallagher are ...
Mid-June, it was a block in Washington Heights that was poised to be the next to close up shop. The landlord, Coltown Properties, looked to evict the mostly Latino-owned stores on the street, which ...
The persistent housing shortage is a recurring issue in legislative discussions, with demand consistently outpacing supply. One proposed solution is rent control, aimed at making housing more ...
The persistent housing shortage is a recurring issue in legislative discussions, with demand consistently outpacing supply. One proposed solution is rent control, aimed at making housing more ...
GBH’s Morning Edition host Mark Herz spoke with MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber about the measure on the November ballot in Massachusetts.
Small businesses in NYC face rising rents, and state lawmakers are proposing rent stabilization to help. Real estate industry ...
A proposed rent control ballot measure would repeal Massachusetts' ban on local rent control laws and set a statewide cap on annual rent increases of 5% or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. A ...