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Housing & Homelessness · Boston · Tue Nov 10, 8:20 PM Eastern

Report: 17% of Greater Boston renters earn enough for starter home

The 2026 Greater Boston Housing Report Card found 17% of renter households earn enough to buy a starter home, down from 29% in 2021.

5 reports

• NBC10 BostonThis is how much you have to earn to buy a house in Greater Boston Nov 10, 2:04 AM
• CommonWealth BeaconNew Greater Boston housing data show recent progress but troubling signs for the future Nov 10, 9:31 AM
• Boston.comFor Greater Boston renters, the jump to homeownership keeps getting harder Nov 10, 1:32 PM
• GBH NewsFederal policy worsens Boston-area housing crisis, says report Nov 10, 3:47 PM
• The Boston GlobeHomes in a ‘low-priced town’ in Greater Boston are now $600,000, a new report says. Here are five striking findings. Nov 10, 8:20 PM

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