Publicaciones

Diciembre 2022, inglés

The mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, discusses appointing Africa’s first chief heat officer, fighting climate change with land use planning, and overhauling the property tax system to ensure fiscal sustinability.

Diciembre 2022, inglés

Mass timber, a building technique pioneered in Europe, is catching on in other parts of the world. Advocates say this high-tech approach to building with wood offers climate and health benefits that will give steel and concrete a run for their money.

Diciembre 2022, inglés

  Not that anyone needed more proof of how swiftly home prices have risen in the past two years, but here it is: Beginning in January, mortgages of up to $726,200 will be considered “conforming loans” in most parts of the United States, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced in late November. Known as the […]

Diciembre 2022, inglés

Diciembre 2022, inglés

A homestead exemption is a fiscally sound and equitable way to ease the property tax burden on residents.

Noviembre 2022, inglés

  Where should new multifamily housing go? This is a fundamental question facing 175 communities across eastern Massachusetts as they work to implement a new law intended to address the region’s housing shortage. The law requires cities and towns served by Greater Boston’s public transit agency, the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority), to enact zoning […]