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Between 2004 and 2018, nearly 1 in 5 of all residential properties sold in Greater Boston were purchased by some form of institutional entity.

Mayor Wu plans to file legislation that would allow Boston to increase property taxes on businesses. The move comes as commercial property values have dipped due to inflation and the post-pandemic shift to remote and hybrid work. A recent report found the city may lose $1.4 billion in tax revenue over the next five years due to empty office spaces.

Mayor Michelle Wu rolled out an “emergency law” to allow Boston to begin increasing property taxes on businesses beyond the state limit next year, saying that residents could otherwise face higher taxes driven by a decline in commercial values.

Massachusetts State Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed the suit Tuesday against Milton, where voters earlier this month rejected a zoning plan that would have allowed the ...

BOSTON — In a shot across the bow to communities along the MBTA system, Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a lawsuit against a South Shore town where voters rejected

City Hall downplayed a new report pointing to a $1-billion-plus budget gap brought on by Boston’s eroding commercial tax base in five years, while an industry group said it underscores a “deeply concerning” economic reality.

Last Thursday at First Baptist Church on Ashmont Street in Dorchester, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) began its campaign for “housing justice” with call and response, testimonies, and a scorecard for state legislators. To explain why new spending was needed to develop or preserve affordable housing, a series of “storytellers” went up to a lectern before a

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu tried to join a state pilot program to ban fossil fuels in new buildings. Now, the Wu administration is regrouping and rethinking its approach.

Gov. Maura Healey is looking to double down on affordable housing in Massachusetts in the second year of her administration.

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is looking to double down on affordable housing in Massachusetts in the second year of her administration, including by pushing the Legislature to pass a