Latest Rent Control News

BOSTON, MA – April 27, 2026 – In a Banker & Tradesman story last Friday on how rent control could threaten the future of local banks, ballot...

By Aprell May Munford | Masslive Holyoke Mayor Joshua A. Garcia, Agawam Mayor Christopher Johnson, Springfield City Councilor Michael Fenton and other leaders statewide are...

By Andrew Brinker | The Boston Globe A group of 12 mayors from across Massachusetts — including some of the state’s mostpopulous and renter-dense cities...

By Toni Caushi | The Worcester Telegram and Gazette WORCESTER – Worcester’s Joseph Petty and two other Central Massachusetts mayors have joined a coalition against...

By Sebastián Agudelo Gómez | Telemundo En las elecciones de medio término que se llevarán a cabo en noviembre de este año, una de las...

A dozen Mayors, two dozen Councilors, Selectpersons, County Officials, and School Committee members join coalition to defeat ballot question that would decimate municipal budgets BOSTON,...

Leading employer groups join growing organization of small property owners, elected officials, and community leaders opposed to ballot question that mandates rent control in every...

It’s local budget season in Massachusetts: headlines are full of proposed teacher cuts, Prop 2½ overrides, and mounting pressure on municipal finances. That’s why it...

“Rent control doesn’t reduce housing supply. There is simply no data whatsoever to support this claim.” That’s what one proponent told Massachusetts legislators last week....

“I grew up in public housing. I served 21 years in the military, including two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. I saved every...

  WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller spoke to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey about a range of issues, including the proposed rent control ballot measure and...

Two wrongs don’t make a right. This is true of two high-profile proposals likely to be on the Massachusetts ballot in November. The first would...

Commonwealth Beacon | March 20, 2026 Proponents of two potential ballot measures aiming to tackle the state’s dire housing crunch – pulling from entirely different...

Item Live | March 19, 2026 LYNN — The 2026 ballot initiative to stabilize rent will not be the solution to the housing crisis as...

National Association of Realtors | March 19 A coalition that includes the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® says a...

At legislative hearing for the initiative petition to mandate rent control across each of Massachusetts’ 351 cities and towns, panelists describe practical impacts of poorly...

At 2pm today, Beacon Hill will hear from the people this rent control ballot question hits first and foremost: small property owners. Our campaign –...

By Shirley Leung | The Boston Globe | March 13, 2026 As the debate over this fall’s rent control ballot measure heats up, there’s one group both...

By Andrew Brinker | The Boston Globe | March 12, 2026 Ever since advocates last year unveiled a ballot question that would bring one of...

Some of the many misconceptions about this proposed rent control question in Massachusetts are that it’s an opt-in measure, or that it only impacts cities...

By Stephen MacLeod | Boston Business Journal | March 12, 2026 A proposed rent control initiative could cost Massachusetts billions in lost property taxes, according...

By Stephanie Brown | WBUR | March 12, 2026 A new report from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and the Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis...

By Anna Meiler | CBS News | March 12, 2026 Rent control in Massachusetts could lead to big losses in city and town budgets, according to...

For months, we’ve been hearing that investors are hesitant to back new residential development in Massachusetts because of the statewide rent control ballot question. In...

Last week, we were thrilled to stand with Western Mass leaders who know we must tackle the housing crisis — but also know this rent...