Voters here will decide whether to force cities to build cheaper, smaller homes

Voters here will decide whether to force cities to build cheaper, smaller homes

Voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to require cities and towns to allow smaller homes on smaller lots. A growing number of states are doing the same to help ease...

In North Braintree, Mass., larger lot sizes imposed decades ago have meant fewer homes, and bigger more expensive ones. Voters will decide whether to force cities to allow smaller homes on smaller lots.

Voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to require cities and towns to allow smaller homes on smaller lots. A growing number of states are doing the same to help ease a housing shortage.

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