Priced out
The state's 'smart-growth' plans are supposed to loosen the housing squeeze and give would-be home buyers a fighting chance. Problem is, no one seems to be listening.
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An advertisement from the Citizens' Housing and Planning Association promotional campaign on the need for more affordable housing in Boston's western suburbs.
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TALK LONG enough to anyone about the high cost of housing in Massachusetts and the conversation usually gets around to the same illustration of just how tough things have gotten: In more and more places, not just the priciest ones, police officers, teachers, and other mainstays of municipal life can no longer afford to buy a home in the communities ... (Full article: 2061 words)
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