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A deep dive into housing affordability with leaders from Cruz Cos., one of the country’s largest and oldest entirely Black-owned companies.

Work will start this week on the last phase of the redo of the old Boston State Hospital campus in Mattapan.

Finding stable housing has always been a challenge for low-income earners, but the problem has ballooned in places like Worcester where the average rent is growing about 10 percentage points faster than the average income. The problem is beginning to touch middle-income workers, too,

Mayor Kim Janey today joined Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) and residents for the grand opening of the Call Carolina homeownership project. The more than $3.8 million transit-oriented homeownership development created eight new mixed-income homes in Jamaica Plain. The development of the new homes is part of the City of Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Initiative.

Mayor Kim Janey today joined Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) and residents for the grand opening of the Call Carolina homeownership project. The more than $3.8 million transit-oriented homeownership development created eight new mixed-income homes in Jamaica Plain. The development of the new homes is part of the City of Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Initiative.

The Baker administration is preparing to host the largest virtual job fair in state history in August as buffer against loss of unemployment benefits

Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to be in Haverhill this afternoon to discuss the CommonWealth Builder Program, economic recovery and American Rescue Plan Act money. Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Michael Kennealy, Administration and Finance Secretary Michael J. Heffernan and MassHousing Executive Director Chrystal Kornegay visit 430 Washington St. Back […]