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January

2006

Regulation and the Rise of Housing Prices in Greater Boston

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

2005

Developing Housing on Public Land one-page checklist

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

2005

Developing Housing on Public Land

This 2005 guidebook is designed to help communities and housing authorities develop affordable housing on public land.

October

2005

Community Preservation Act: DOR guidance on mixed use

State Department of Revenue guidance on the proper use of CPA funds in a mixed-use development.

September

2005

Job Creation and Housing Construction: Constraints on Metropolitan Area Employment Growth

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.

September

2005

Open Space, Housing Construction and Home Prices: What's the Payoff from Smart Growth?

In September 2005, Gloucester-based economist Edward Moscovitch quantified how Massachusetts could drive down prices and stop eating up land in football-field sized chunks if it adopted smart growth production policies.

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