I'll be honest, when I think of Massachusetts, all I can think of is the time I asked a local in Boston to say the phrase "I pahcked my cah at Hahvahd Yahd" to which he responded, "What, ah you retahded?"
HB 8002—the sweeping housing bill jammed through in the 2025 special session—is sold as “affordability reform.” Home equity isn’t some abstract line on a spreadsheet for families like mine. For a lot ...