HOUSING

A bylaw in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, would restrict owner-occupied properties to renting out rooms for no more than 150 days a year.

One proposal would limit the number of days and the number of units that can be rented short-term; the other would set no limits on the number of days or rooms.

In Massachusetts, some advocates want hotel-based shelters to become the standard, while others say the focus should be on creating permanent supportive housing.

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts rose to $560,000 in April.

One of the shelters will reopen in the fall. The other was funded with COVID-19 money that's run out.

For a discounted fee, home inspectors spend as little as 20 minutes at a home, examine just a few key areas, and produce no written report.

According to a new report, while government rental assistance has helped reduce family homelessness, chronic homelessness of individuals has gone up.

The Deborah Chapel in Hartford, Connecticut, is on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2022.

On April 15, 2022, Massachusetts stopped accepting applications for its emergency rental assistance program, which started during the pandemic and was funded with federal money.

La organización sin fines de lucro en Springfield, Massachusetts, necesita recaudar $7.5 millones para completar la construcción del edificio.