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August

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2018

So just how many homes did Waltham allow while gaining 11,000 jobs?

Recently, the Globe's Tim Logan wrote about how Waltham added 11,000 jobs but just a few hundred homes. The lack of specificity was no accident. Finding out how many units have been permitted is a challenge for reporters and policy makers. In using various data sets to figure how many new homes Waltham permitted, MHP's Tom Hopper shows that answering this basic question isn't that simple.

August

1

2018

MHP data special: So just how many homes did Waltham built while adding 11,000 jobs?

Recently, the Boston Globe's Tim Logan wrote a widely-shared story about how Waltham had added 11,000 jobs but just a few hundred homes. The lack of specificity on housing production was no accident as finding out exactly how many units have been built is a challenge for reporters and policy makers alike. In using various data sets to figure how many new homes Waltham built, MHP Center for Housing Data co-director Tom Hopper shows why it can be hard to answer this seemingly simple question.