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Home Buying 2026 Massachusetts Ballot Question #7: Minimum Lot Size By Mike DelRose Jr. | DelRose McShane Team | Coldwell Banker Realty Question 7 would set a statewide floor for single-family lots. Does a lot have 5,000 square feet, 50 feet of frontage, and public sewer and water? Then a city or town would have to allow a single-family home on it. Towns would still […]
Apartments Rent Control in Massachusetts: What the 2026 Ballot Fight Really Tells Us By Mike DelRose Jr.  |  DelRose McShane Team  |  Coldwell Banker Realty  |  July 6, 2026 Quick Answer Rent control is not coming to Massachusetts in 2026. The statewide ballot question was removed by the Supreme Judicial Court in June over a religious-exemption flaw, not on its merits. The deeper question our clients keep asking […]
Apartments Massachusetts Rent Control On The 2026 Ballot Introduction We live in unprecedented times. 2025 was the longest 10 years of my life for so many reasons, and major shifts in the real estate landscape here in Greater Boston were certainly a part of that. Later this year Massachusetts voters will cast ballots to decide whether rent control will be implemented for the […]
Apartments Fairness, Transparency, and a Long Overdue Rental Reform In Massachusetts: The Potential Elimination of Tenant Broker Fees July 2nd, 2025- By Mike DelRose Jr.-The Massachusetts Legislature just took a big step toward balancing the scales in our housing market. Included in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget is a provision that would ensure rental broker fees are only paid by the party who actually hires the broker. It’s a simple idea that mirrors […]
Legal Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) In Watertown, Massachusetts Saturday-June 28th-2025-By Mike DelRose Sr.- On August 6, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Affordable Homes Act (Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024), a significant legislative step to address the state’s housing affordability crisis. A key provision in Section 8 of the Act amends the Zoning Act to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) […]
Home Buying Massachusetts Real Estate Agency & Relationships Real Estate Is Confusing Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 – By Mike DelRose Jr. Buying or selling a home in Massachusetts is already complex, but real estate agency relationships can make it even more confusing. Terms like broker, agent, salesperson, and Realtor are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things, and each comes with its […]
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