As Heller puts it, “There’s been a lot of good policies that have been put in place over thelast few years. And we need more.”

“We have generational wealth being created by those who had access to homeownership,”Gasser said. “And all the economic benefit that comes from that system perpetuates itself,and unless you’re going to create the supply necessary to create affordable new entrypoints, it’s going to be very difficult to narrow the racial homeownership gap.”

“It’s a very holistic look at what we need to move forward,” said Jenna Connolly, director of communications and events at the Citizens’ Housing & Planning Association. “It doesn’t just focus on one part of the industry. It really just lays out like this is everything we need in order to have the future we want for Massachusetts.”

The Boston Globe
“As disappointing as the vote in Needham is, the overwhelming trend in Massachusetts is unchanged: cities and towns are consistently giving the green light to more housing because voters know that the future of our commonwealth depends on investing in housing,” Rachel Heller, the group’s chief executive, said in a statement.”

Boston Real Estate Times
“Every city and town has a role to play in addressing the housing shortage, and we’re happy that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has reaffirmed Milton’s and other non-compliant municipalities’ responsibility to be part of the solution,” said Rachel Heller, CEO of CHAPA.