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Massachusetts continues to push aggressively to address its housing shortage, and one of the state’s primary incentive-based programs is expanding. On April 13, 2026, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (“EOHLC”) designated 29 additional municipalities as “Housing Choice Communities,” bringing the statewide total to 92 communities — including 27 designated as “Rural and […]

A recent Essex Superior Court decision offers an important reminder to Massachusetts real estate litigators: courts will not dissolve a lis pendens simply because a defendant disputes the facts. In SRO Development LLC v. 46 Seagrass LLC, the court allowed a buyer’s lis pendens to remain in place after the seller allegedly reduced the size […]