In the face of greater housing underproduction than previously anticipated, more than 5 percent of the total national housing inventory, a third way is being championed by report authors and housing researchers and economists.

Building more house-scale buildings with multiple units may be one way to address the dearth of housing inventory

Newer buildings are holding up to an rising number of earthquakes in the state, caused by increased fracking for oil and natural gas

Four of the five growth areas, including the booming Seaport District in South Boston, are vulnerable to flooding according to a new report

The county plans to spend $400 million to build a system of valves, pumps, and raised roadways to reduce the impact of flooding in the low-lying region.