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Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft unveils plan to increase housing affordability, outlines optional rent control proposal

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft unveiled a plan today that he says would improve housing access and affordability for more residents by jumpstarting stalled construction, and incentivizing landlords to opt into a rent control program.

The Boston Globe · 2d

Days after Josh Kraft floats a version of ‘rent control’, the Boston City Council just approved something very similar.

Wu, who is facing a challenge by Josh Kraft in this year's mayoral race, recently slammed Kraft's characterization of the policy, calling it "fake rent control."

Wu: Kraft is pitching 'fake rent control'

A few hours before Wu made her regular appearance on GBH’s Boston Public Radio, Kraft rolled out his Housing Access and Affordability Plan as his campaign’s first major policy announcement. In it, Kraft described an opt-in rent control program he said wouldn’t require approval by the state Legislature,

Boston Herald on MSN · 3d

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu slams Josh Kraft’s housing plan, ‘fake rent control’ pitch

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu bashed her opponent Josh Kraft’s new housing plan, saying that his “fake rent control” pitch was merely a distraction from his “real” proposal to dismantle affordability

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Mayor Wu ditched controversial Boston bus lane. ‘Curious timing,’ Kraft campaign says

Boston officials will soon begin removing a Back Bay bus lane that elicited impassioned complaints from businesses and ...

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Robert Terrell, architect of Boston’s key fair housing rule, dies at 73

An advocate for fair housing and other civic causes for decades, Robert Terrell saw how affordable housing fit into the ...

Downtown Boston's future relies on more than return-to-work orders, says new report

The report, released Thursday by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, says downtown Boston's future depends on whether we ...

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Newly approved plan promises housing, improvements to Roslindale Square

A new plan, part of the Squares + Streets initiative, aims to bring more affordable housing and enhancements to Roslindale ...

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Boston’s mayoral race will be about a lot of things. Housing is at the top of the list.

In just two days of official campaigning, Josh Kraft has sought to make housing a key issue in the race for Boston mayor.

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Boston developer wins his 3rd office conversion approval in a year

A Boston developer won planning-board approval for his third office-to-housing conversion under a city tax-break program.

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New housing plan hopes to add 222,000 units in Massachusetts over next decade, governor says

Gov. Maura Healey unveiled her ambitious plan Thursday to bring more affordable housing to Massachusetts, a plan some brokers ...

In Boston, midrise housing by Hacin goes up on the last unbuilt parcel overlooking Rose Kennedy Greenway

India Street is the last remaining morsel of untouched land next to the Rose Kennedy Greenway—a relic of urban renewal and ...

Where Josh Kraft stands on the issues facing Boston, from housing to bike lanes

Here’s what we know about Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft's stances on housing, jobs, schools, transportation, ...

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Colombian woman charged with identity theft, stealing $250K in housing benefits

Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez applied for a U.S. passport and a Massachusetts driver’s license using the information of another person.

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