On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping tax and spending package that makes $1.2 trillion in cuts to social programs over the next decade. While the White House touts the measure as a step toward economic growth, experts warn that slashing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid will have the opposite effect in many states, including Massachusetts.

Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition releases its Out of Reach report, a sobering snapshot of what it really costs to secure stable housing across the United States. The 2025 report confirms what we see every day: the gap between wages and rent isn’t just growing - it’s unbridgeable for many of our neighbors.

On July 24, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to enable the involuntary institutionalization of unhoused individuals with mental illness or addiction. The order conditions grant funding on local enforcement of laws against public camping, open drug use, loitering, and squatting. It also restricts support for programs that prioritize Housing First models or harm‑reduction strategies, while encouraging increased use of civil commitment a

Short-term rental (STR) platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo are rapidly transforming our housing market. In cities across Massachusetts, entire apartment buildings or multi-family homes are being converted into short-term rentals, removing them from the long-term rental supply.