Welcome to Affordable Housing Now

Over the past four decades, Massachusetts has become the 3rd most expensive state in the country! We need more affordable options for our teachers, firefighters, police, public service workers and all hard-working residents of the Commonwealth. Our state’s current affordable housing plan, known as Chapter 40B, has been in place for more than 40 years and is directly responsible for our lack of affordability.

This is because Chapter 40B builds primarily market-rate (non-affordable) housing. For every one affordable unit, our current system produces three expensive, non-affordable units. That’s right, our current affordable housing system uses taxpayer dollars to build primarily market-rate homes.

It’s time for change. It’s time for an affordable housing system that makes sense. Chapter 40B had 40 years to create affordable housing in Massachusetts, and instead it has actually made Massachusetts a more expensive place to live. This November, voters will have a chance to repeal this law and move forward with an affordable housing plan that works! If you support affordable housing, stand with us against the powerful development lobby and vote YES in November for real affordable housing!