As Massachusetts leaders keep searching for solutions to the housing crunch, a top academic institution is pointing to the role the state’s building codes play in restricting multifamily development.

HOLYOKE — Mayor Joshua Garcia said the amount of unpaid fines the city has levied against property owners for not complying with building codes has climbed to $20.7 million even as some have ignored ...

Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build multifamily housing. Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday ...

Longstanding building codes are hindering new housing construction in Boston, according to a report released Thursday. The codes, some written a century ago, were designed to protect residents in case ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of Holyoke continues its efforts to enforce fines for building code violations. Holyoke property owners, facing fines, expressed their frustrations Tuesday night over ...