Much of Greater Boston's current housing challenges can be traced back to zoning policies of the past, according to a new report released Wednesday by Boston Indicators, the research arm of the Boston ...

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled that a landmark law ending single-family-home-only zoning in California is unconstitutional, a decision that could lead to the law being invalidated ...

Your recent coverage about the condemnation of the building at 620 Buckbee St. left me devastated. This building, which once represented progress, industrialization, and advancement, now appears to be ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: A secondhand store in Arden Hills, a North Metro suburb, may be forced to shut down or relocate after finding out zoning laws actually banned ...

Land, labor, lumber, lending: These four components all contribute to the cost of building a home. But there’s a fifth L that doesn’t get as much attention: local regulation. Since the early 1900s, ...

On Harrison Street in Hollywood sits a 40,000-square-foot unused commercial space. It used to be a charter school, and since the school relocated a few years ago, the building has remained empty. A ...

Anti-gun cities accused of using zoning laws to push out gun stores and limit rights When journalist Cam Edwards talks about gun control, he doesn’t just look at the big, flashy bans. On his show ...

FRAMINGHAM — The City Council has sent its plan to comply with the MBTA Communities Act to the Planning Board for a public hearing after a lengthy council meeting on Monday. The state law requires the ...