HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
Massachusetts is in a housing crisis. Rents have surged, homeownership is increasingly out of reach, and homelessness is rising. Housing has been treated primarily as an investment asset rather than a human necessity.
As Governor, I will declare a statewide housing emergency, create a Social Housing Authority to build permanently affordable housing, use state-owned land to build tens of thousands of homes, support rent stabilization policies, tie state housing funding to tenant protections, and tax luxury real estate speculation and large corporate landlords.
Housing Funding Strategy
Housing construction will be financed through public capital bonding, progressive real estate taxation on luxury speculation and corporate landlords, and the use of state-owned land to reduce development costs.
Housing FAQs
How will you pay to build tens of thousands of homes?
Housing construction will be financed through infrastructure bonding, progressive real estate taxes, and state-owned land use. The state already spends large sums managing housing crises; this plan adds a permanent housing supply.
Will your plan cut programs like RAFT or housing vouchers?
No. These programs prevent homelessness and will be protected.
Won’t rent stabilization discourage housing construction?
Rent stabilization protects tenants while large-scale housing construction increases supply.