January
1
2009
In research commissioned by MHP, economist Ed Moscovitch finds that the three most important factors in determining metro area employment growth are how much housing the region builds, its success in attracting new residents, and the extent to which it is dependent on manufacturing employment.
December
1
2008
This document is for municipalities who are interested in seeing how Chelsea engaged in a receivership initiative to reduce neighborhood blight in their community in the mid-1990's. The document contains a "how-to" for municipalities interested in entering into receivership, as well as real-life examples from Chelsea and forms.
October
3
2008
List of communities that require Income Eligibility Certificates.
October
1
2008
This report takes a thorough look at current housing market fundamentals across seven regions of the state to project the likely demand for housing production needed through 2012. The report was designed to inform the Commonwealth's ongoing policy efforts to meet housing needs and promote economic growth and development and not as a snapshot of current housing conditions across the Commonwealth.
September
22
2008
Author Karl Case, an economist from Wellesley College, describes and discusses distinguishing characteristics of housing markets that will contribute to determining prices going forward.
July
16
2008
This report, authored by Edward Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, and Albert Saiz, examines the relationship between housing bubbles and limitations on growth. The researchers use data on both regulations and natural barriers to building, such as hilliness, to classify metropolitan areas as places where builders face few limits, like Houston, and regions where builders are extremely restricted, like Boston. There is a strong link between housing bubbles and restrictions on development.