Baker’s starter house effort a bust
Homebuilders call program well-intentioned, but ill-conceived
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WITH THE COST of buying a home in Eastern Massachusetts continuing to soar further out of reach for many families, a Baker administration plan designed to spur construction of affordably priced “starter homes” seemed just the thing to provide hope for would-be homeowners. The new Starter Home Zoning District was launched in 2016 amid hopes(...)