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Rebecca Ostriker

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Deputy Op-Ed Page Editor at the Boston Globe. Former Globe Spotlight Team investigative reporter, Arts Editor. Also at Bluesky @rebeccaostriker.bsky.social

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2 years ago

Three decades after voters ended #RentControl in Massachusetts, rents have exploded. For renters, only California and Hawaii are more expensive than Massachusetts, per National Low Income Housing Coalition. To afford a modest 2-bed apt. at $2,165 per month in MA, a renter would need to earn almost $42 an hour.

Three decades after voters ended #RentControl in Massachusetts, rents have exploded. For renters, only California and Hawaii are more expensive than Massachusetts, per <a href="/NLIHC/">National Low Income Housing Coalition</a>. To afford a modest 2-bed apt. at $2,165 per month in MA, a renter would need to earn almost $42 an hour.