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Balancing Growth and Integration: Evaluating Competing Development Proposals at 90 Washington Street in Somerville

Somerville is currently evaluating two redevelopment proposals for 90 Washington Street, a four-acre site in the Inner Belt district near the MBTA’s East Somerville Green Line station. According to the Boston Business Journal, the decision is being made under meaningful financial pressure, with the city looking to recoup a roughly $30 million gap tied to its acquisition of the property…

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A Changing of the Guard: Long‑Held Billerica Apartment Assets Return to the Market

growing number of Greater Boston multifamily properties held by families and long‑term owners for decades are returning to the investment sales market, signaling a generational shift in ownership rather than a sudden change in market fundamentals. The recent listing of a 216‑unit apartment community in Billerica, offered for sale for the first time in roughly 50 years, has become a bellwether for this trend….

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Another Battle at Bunker Hill? A Long, Complicated Story of Boston’s Largest Public Housing Redevelopment

If you live in Charlestown (or have driven past the brick buildings near Bunker Hill Street…) you have likely heard about the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment. Depending on who is telling the story, it is either the future of public housing in Boston or a project that seems to take forever to get off the ground. In truth, it is both. The redevelopment is the largest public housing transformation ever undertaken in the city, and it has unfolded slowly because of its scale, complexity, and the stakes involved for residents who have lived there for generations.

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U.S. Multifamily Vacancy Forecast: When Will Apartment Vacancy Peak (2026–2027 Outlook)

U.S. multifamily vacancy rates are rising due to a surge in new apartment supply outpacing demand, with forecasts suggesting a potential peak around 2026–2027. However, measurement differences—especially the exclusion of lease‑up units—can significantly understate true vacancy levels, adding uncertainty to market timing. As supply pressures persist and absorption remains uneven, the multifamily housing market is entering a critical transition period where vacancy trends will vary by market and methodology.

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Multifamily Trends Indicate 2026 Vacancy Rise

Multifamily Trends Indicate 2026 Vacancy Rise

By Nina DaleSource: CRE Daily Post-Pandemic Multifamily Shifts Apartment vacancies are projected to rise in 2026 as new supply outpaces demand, signaling a multifamily market reset, NAHB economists say. According to Multi Housing News, multifamily trends are changing as the Covid-driven boom fades and vacancy rates increase. At the NAHB International Builders’ Show, experts highlighted factors such […]

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Democrats counter Trump’s proposal to limit institutional housing investors

Democrats counter Trump’s proposal to limit institutional housing investors

By Emily WilkinsSource: MSN Both congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump both want to limit how many homes major corporations can own, but a new proposal from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., makes it clear that’s where the agreement ends. In a bill released hours before Trump’s State of the Union speech, Warren, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and 16 other Senate Democrats propose ending […]

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Developer moves forward with healthcare facility, housing at shuttered Carney Hospital site

Developer moves forward with healthcare facility, housing at shuttered Carney Hospital site

By Isabel HartSource: Boston Business Journal Developer HYM Investment Group is progressing on its development at the former site of Carney Hospital, with plans to build a new healthcare facility as well as housing and retail on the property.  HYM and partner My City at Peace are planning to transform the site into a mixed-use, healthcare-anchored […]

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