January
5
2006
Published in January 2006, this is an analysis of building data by MHP and MIT of single-family home construction on land supply. The analysis includes maps and a town-by-town chart illustrating land consumption patterns.
January
5
2006
Using a detailed dataset of zoning and land use regulations in the region, this analysis found that the zoning practices common to many communities in the region (particularly large lot zoning, restrictions on development near wetlands, septic rules, and subdivision requirements above the state minimums) were significantly restricting the development of new homes and contributing to the rapid increase in housing prices in the Boston area.
November
1
2005
For its 2005 guidebook on developing housing on public land, MHP commissioned housing consultant John Ryan to produce a useful checklist of what needs to be done to develop affordable housing on public land.
November
1
2005
This 2005 guidebook is designed to help communities and housing authorities develop affordable housing on public land.
October
1
2005
State Department of Revenue guidance on the proper use of CPA funds in a mixed-use development.
September
22
2005
Author Raven E. Saks, an economist from the Federal Reserve Board, finds that in places with relatively few barriers to construction, an increase in housing demand leads to a large number of new housing units and only a moderate increase in housing prices. In contrast, for an equal demand shock, places with more regulation experience a 17 percent smaller expansion of the housing stock and almost double the increase in housing prices.