Resources

"Building Momentum" is a report by MHP that documents the state's slowing housing construction and proposes eight policy changes to increase housing supply and affordability.

Nancy McCafferty's presentation for the U-CHAN "Financing Multifamily Housing in Massachusetts" event on March 8, 2018.

A summary of zoning and land use bills under consideration by the Massachusetts Legislature (as of Feb. 28, 2018).

Clark Ziegler's presentation from the U-CHAN "Housing Newton" event on Jan. 25, 2018.

Prepared by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for MHP, this technical memo looks at the changing characteristics and housing needs of working households over the past 25 years to estimate how many new housing units are needed to serve a growing workforce through 2030.

Here is Jesse Kanson-Benanav's presentation on how to get involved in local decisions that impact housing and affordable housing production through his experiences with A Better Cambridge and the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) movement in the Greater Boston area. Delivered to an audience of young professionals at an informational training "Why is Housing So Expensive," on Nov. 6, 2017 at District Hall, Boston. See also presentations by MHP's Center for Housing Data, planning expert Judi Barrett on zoning, and CHAPA's Eric Shupin on state priorities.