Tag Archives: Affordable Housing

Rent Control Redux

Posted on 04/08/2026 by paulefallon

Regular as Daylight Savings Time, the forces advocating for more affordable housing raise the eternal promise of rent control to address our housing ills. Four years ago, in response to a series of hearings held by the Massachusetts Legislature, I … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Under Construction

Posted on 04/30/2025 by paulefallon

I walked to the gym the other day, a pleasant walk of 1-1/2 miles or so along residential streets. I counted eleven houses under renovation. Not just homeowners getting a new furnace, landscaping, or applying coat of paint. Major renovations, … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of Building Our Way to a More Equitable World

Posted on 05/24/2023 by paulefallon
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On Rent Control: Part Four—Opportunity

Posted on 02/09/2022 by paulefallon

The Joint Housing Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature recently held a virtual hearing on House Bill H.1378, a proposal to grant cities and towns the right to establish rent control. As a person who lived in a rent control apartment, … Continue reading →

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On Rent Control: Part Three—Prognosis

Posted on 02/02/2022 by paulefallon

The Joint Housing Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature recently held a virtual hearing on House Bill H.1378, a proposal to grant cities and towns the right to establish rent control. As a person who lived in a rent control apartment, … Continue reading →

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On Rent Control: Part Two—Personal History

Posted on 01/26/2022 by paulefallon

The Joint Housing Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature recently held a virtual hearing on House Bill H.1378, a proposal to grant cities and towns the right to establish rent control. As a person who lived in a rent control apartment, … Continue reading →

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On Rent Control: Part One—Legal History

Posted on 01/19/2022 by paulefallon

The Joint Housing Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature recently held a virtual hearing on House Bill H.1378, a proposal to grant cities and towns the right to establish rent control. As a person who lived in a rent control apartment, … Continue reading →

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Gimme Shelter – 3

Posted on 09/29/2021 by paulefallon

A Primer on Housing America In two previous posts I outlined a brief history of affordable housing in the United States and the current mechanisms for creating more. Still, the gap between the affordable housing supply and demand increases. Is … Continue reading →

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Gimme Shelter – 2

Posted on 09/22/2021 by paulefallon

A Primer on Housing America Last week, I provided a brief, if somewhat snarly, history of affordable housing in the United States. Today, I offer an overview of the strategies and mechanisms available to create affordable housing today. Part Two: … Continue reading →

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Gimme Shelter

Posted on 09/15/2021 by paulefallon

A Primer on Housing America A friend recently asked me how we create affordable housing in the United States. It seemed a simple query. Yet, like so many questions, the deeper I delved, the more complex and frustrating it became. … Continue reading →

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