March
1
1994
This report, written by Karl Case of Wellesley College and Robert Shiller of Yale University, addresses the boom and bust in prices of single-family homes in Boston and Los Angeles from 1983 to 1993.
September
2
1991
Economist Karl Case discusses the economic recession in the late 1980's and early 1990's as a consequence of the economic boom of 1984-1987.
September
2
1977
Prepared by The Massachusetts Office of State Planning in September 1977 and submitted to the Special Commission on the Effects of Growth Patterns on the Quality of Life in the Commonwealth.
November
1
1946
A postwar report by the Massachusetts State Planning Board in 1946 found that 57 percent of prime land available for housing development (tracts greater than 5 acres served by public water) in the Commonwealth’s major metropolitan areas was zoned to allow multifamily housing. At that time the federal government recommended development at 5 units per acre (8,000 square foot lots) for single-family housing, 12 units per acre for townhouses, and 20 units per acre for apartments.