Priced Out
Competition for housing has driven up home prices to record levels across Massachusetts. Some of the biggest gains have happened in communities where residents can least afford to pay more. GBH News is exploring the impact in the series Priced Out: The fight for housing in Massachusetts.
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Forced out of his home, a Worcester man needed a lucky break to avoid homelessness
Dave Vespucci has fantasized about one thing for the past year: to relax in his reclining chair in a home he doesn’t have to worry about leaving.
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Housing solution: turn old strip malls into new housing
Woburn added hundreds of new apartments to an old mall; planners say communities across Massachusetts could do the same.
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How college students squeeze Boston's rental market
Students renting off campus apartments have long impacted rental inventory and pricing, but with rising university enrollments and a regional housing crisis, some say addressing the shortage of dorms is urgent.
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Forced out of his home, a Worcester man needed a lucky break to avoid homelessness
Dave Vespucci has fantasized about one thing for the past year: to relax in his reclining chair in a home he doesn’t have to worry about leaving. -
Housing solution: turn old strip malls into new housing
Woburn added hundreds of new apartments to an old mall; planners say communities across Massachusetts could do the same. -
How college students squeeze Boston's rental market
Students renting off campus apartments have long impacted rental inventory and pricing, but with rising university enrollments and a regional housing crisis, some say addressing the shortage of dorms is urgent.
