A struggling life sciences industry and an exodus of international students is hurting one of landlords’ top markets.

Rent in Boston isn't cheap, and it isn't getting any cheaper with rents on the rise. As of March 2024, the median rent price in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area is $3,939.50, according to a report ...

Vacancies are the highest they’ve been since the COVID-19 pandemic, but the city’s average asking rent still clocked in at $3 ...

Boston's rental market, long defined by bidding wars and waitlists, is suddenly showing cracks. Vacancies are lingering, ...

Housing advocates are advancing a ballot question for next year's election that would overturn Massachusetts’ decades-long ...

The Boston area's history of passing and then repealing rent control has produced a wealth of research on its real-world effects. Mayor Michelle Wu's new proposal to re-regulate rents could create the ...

BOSTON (State House News Service) – Beacon Hill, it’s your turn to take a stance on rent control in Boston. The Boston City Council voted 11-2 on Wednesday in favor of Mayor Michelle Wu’s home rule ...

Lawmakers considering peeling back a statewide ban on rent control are slated to hear from supporters pressing for action on the “urgently needed tenant protections” and opponents who say any kind of ...

Massachusetts’ most popular city is said to be one of the most expensive places to rent in the country. Boston has the fourth-highest rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the U.S., according to ...

Massachusetts hasn’t had rent control since 1994, but with a broad coalition of support during a legislative hearing Tuesday, lawmakers are optimistic they’ll be able to bring it back. “What was ...