The latest information about the association, our brokerage community, and the real estate industry.
Ten Rockport residents have filed a lawsuit challenging the multifamily zoning requirements for MBTA communities.
At the last Planning Board meeting, the Manchester-by-the-Sea Board of Health shared a draft proposal that requires new construction projects to have a BOH permit, a hydrological engineering analysis, a certificate of compliance, and an operations permit in areas beyond the Water Resources Overlay District.
At a Monday, September 27, 2022, Beverly Legal Affairs Committee meeting, Councilor St Hilaire called for a new zoning ordinance amendment that would limit new building projects in Beverly to three stories (35 ft).
A provision of the Housing Choice Initiative that allows developers to require abutters to post a bond for an appeal to an affordable housing project is being challenged in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
At an Essex Select Board Meeting, Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki provided an update that Essex may already be in compliance with 3A.
Collection of real estate development articles for the month of September.
On September 23, 2022, Governor Baker signed bill H.4300 into law, granting Salem homeowners the opportunity to apply for an ADU property tax exemption.
The Salem City Council unanimously voted to submit a home rule petition to adopt an ordinance that would require new building construction or major renovation projects to be fossil fuel free
NAR's September Hot Topic Alert focused on barriers to housing supply, and the National Association's efforts to overcome those barriers.
The Salem Affordable Housing Trust held a Board Meeting on September 13th to discuss the Board’s priorities to address the need for more affordable housing in Salam.
As Gloucester faces the January 21, 2023, deadline to submit an action plan for interim compliance with the 3A (multi-family zoning requirements for MBTA communities), Mayor Verga has proposed a master plan update called a Comprehensive Planning Initiative (CPI).
The Salem City Council will consider an amended Disposition of City Owned Land Ordinance. The stated purpose of amending the existing ordinance is “to better align with state procurements requirements and to prioritize affordable housing”.