The new law will allow tenants to move without paying sometimes thousands of dollars for a broker they did not hire.

Gov. Maura Healey said she plans to sign the fiscal year 2026 state budget “in the coming days,” and will leave intact a ...

As Gov. Maura Healey prepared to roll out her annual budget in January, she pre-announced plans to include a measure outlawing renter-paid broker’s fees. On Wednesday, she announced before ...

The change will make a big difference in Greater Boston, where the cost of renting an apartment could soar past $10,000.

With Healey’s signature, a broker’s fee will now be charged to whichever party, between the tenant and landlord, first ...

Massachusetts renters are poised to get some relief from onerous broker fees under a provision tucked into the 2026 spending ...

The measure lawmakers sent to Governor Maura Healey this week will require the fee to be charged to whichever party, landlord ...

The budget, which does not include broad-based tax hikes, boosts state support for health care, education, and transportation ...

A major change in state housing policy, one pushed by Gov. Maura Healey, was included in the state budget approved Monday by ...

A major change in state housing policy, one pushed by Gov. Maura Healey, was included in the state budget approved Monday by ...

Gov. Maura Healey says she'll sign off on a new policy that says whoever hires a real estate broker has to pay their fee — ...

Gov. Maura Healey proposed a change in who pays broker fees, adding that it’s part of a bigger plan to address the state’s ...