As Susan writes in her latest Banker & Tradesman Op-ed, based on the Governor’s proposal, legislators really do have a great opportunity to make progress on closing the racial wealth gap by increasing funding for the innovative Commonwealth Builder home ownership program. Continue Reading.
Lesson from the Pandemic: Broadband Is Infrastructure
Expanding Quality Service to Low-Income Families Is Vital In the context of housing and in particular of meeting the needs of low and moderate income people, Susan writes in her latest Banker & Tradesman Op-Ed, “The pandemic has laid bare the extent of the digital divide that exists – reliable broadband access is essential to modern work and life.” Click…
More Support for First-Generation Homebuyers Will Help Close Homeownership Gaps
As Susan writes in her latest Banker & Tradesman Op-Ed, “Homeownership rates among nonwhite Massachusetts residents are much lower than those of white families. This creates dire implications for generating wealth in communities of color.” Continue Reading…
Abutter Appeal Reform Has the Potential to Reduce Costly Claims
As Susan points out in her latest Banker & Tradesman Op-Ed, “By having to put up significant money to challenge a development, opponents will be deterred from bringing frivolous lawsuits – those designed primarily to hold up a developer and chew up time and money.” Continue Reading…
The COVID Apartment Market Offers Few Silver Linings for Renters
As Susan points out in her latest Banker and Tradesman Op-Ed, the current rental housing market offers few silver linings for low and moderate income renters. Many were already squeezed out of limited housing options long before the coronavirus hit. Continue Reading…
Baker’s Shift on Eviction Plan Designed to Keep Tenants Out of Harm’s Way
As Susan writes in her latest Banker & Tradesman Op-Ed, “We find ourselves needing to step back from the precipice of yet another economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Not unlike how we are battling a virus that has devastated the lives of so many, we must focus on our most vulnerable families and keep them out of…
