Andrew Brinker

Mass. lawmakers have for years ignored advocates' calls for rent control. Now staring down a ballot question that would enact the country's strictest rent cap, will they consider a legislative compromise? bostonglobe.com/2026/02/04/bus…

We're back for another live annotation of @MassGovernor's third State of the Commonwealth address! Follow along here for commentary from @jonchesto @andrewnbrinker @shankman + yours truly: apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/metro/…

Are you a Greater Boston renter who is worried you may never be able to buy a home in this region? Get in touch for a story I'm working on about the changing economics of homebuying, and who can really afford to buy around here. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/bus…

Hi Greater Boston folks. For a Globe story about the state of the housing market: Have you been looking to buy a house but are holding out for lower interest rates? Searched for a place to buy but can't find anything in your price range? Drop a line at andrew.brinker@globe.com

Big news coming out of our hometown this week: the @CambMA City Council voted to allow four-story apartment buildings across the city. Learn more from @BostonGlobe's @andrewnbrinker: bostonglobe.com/2025/02/11/bus…

For those following MBTA Communities state housing law: In new emergency regs filed today after SJC ruling last week, the state offers an olive branch to Milton and other noncompliant towns, extending their deadline to pass zoning to July 14. For now, Milton has another chance.

Milton's Select Board has hit the brakes on plans to put 35 affordable apartments on four acres left centuries ago ‘for the benefit of the poor.’ bostonglobe.com/2024/12/25/bus… via @BostonGlobe @andrewnbrinker

Come ask your Greater Boston housing questions on Reddit starting at noon!

Lexington was one of the first towns in Eastern Mass. to pass its MBTA Communities zoning plan. Now it has more than 1,000 units of new housing in the pipeline, writes Andrew Brinker... bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/bus…

State lawmakers this week sent @MassGovernor legislation that would shield a Boston non-profit battling accusations of predatory lending from lawsuits, alarming homeowners who’ve already sued it and Massachusetts’ top prosecutor alike. bostonglobe.com/2024/11/15/met… w/ @andrewnbrinker

He fled gang violence in Ecuador. Now he's homeless in Massachusetts. 20,000 migrants have arrived to one of the nation's worst housing shortages. Where are they supposed to live? Good one today by @andrewnbrinker & @fonseca_esq... bostonglobe.com/2024/11/03/bus…

Mass. lawmakers didn't do much last night. But they DID pass a $5.2B housing bill that legalizes ADUs in every community in the state and seals many eviction records, writes @andrewnbrinker... bostonglobe.com/2024/08/01/bus…

For all the yelling about zoning plans, the biggest thing holding back housing construction in Greater Boston right now is the cost of, well, everything. Good one by @andrewnbrinker... bostonglobe.com/2024/07/05/bus…

NEW: The Massachusetts Senate effectively quashed a plan to allow cities and towns to impose a fee on the sales of high-end properties, as revealed in its $5.2 billion housing bond bill today. They debate Thursday. bostonglobe.com/2024/06/24/met… w/ @andrewnbrinker

A tax on high-dollar home sales had a clear path on Beacon Hill. Then the real estate industry stepped in. Good one here by @andrewnbrinker... bostonglobe.com/2024/06/07/bus…

There's been a lot of drama. But so far anyway, most towns that have voted on MBTA Communities plans have voted to approve them, notes @andrewnbrinker in this roundup of an eventful Town Meeting season... bostonglobe.com/2024/05/22/bus…

In 2014, Mass. lawmakers tried to expand who gets to serve alcohol in Boston — and where. But a decade later, the liquor license system is as arcane, expensive, and inaccessible as ever. Will this be the year we finally see change? w/ @leung: apps.bostonglobe.com/business/2024/…

@katharine_lacy I can't see the link, for some reason. Can you DM me?

@andrewnbrinker Are you aware of this Attorney promoting falsehoods in opposition to local adoption of proposed MBTA Districts in vulnerable communities? url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/nJKNCADg26tg…

For those following MBTA Communities, we have a new map tracking which cities and towns have voted on zoning compliance. We'll be updating it daily starting this week as votes continue to roll in. So far, around 50 towns have passed new zoning. bostonglobe.com/2024/05/07/bus…

@Brian_J_Meade Thanks for letting me know. Just added!

@andrewnbrinker I think you missed Lowell voting yes.