On November 18, the proponents of the Rent Control Ballot Question announced that they gathered 124,000 signatures. However, on December 2, the proponents delivered 90,000 signatures to the Secretary of the Commonwealth for certification. This proposal would create the most restrictive rent control policy in the entire country, with rental caps far below what is allowed in Portland, or in California, Oregon, or Washington, the only other states with statewide rent control policies.
Continuing our close coordination on a response to this ill-conceived and damaging initiative, NAIOP, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) and the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS (MAR), immediately issued a joint statement to the media, which has been widely covered.
This post was updated December 4, 2025 to reflect the signature total submitted to the Secretary of State.
On November 19 at 5:00 pm, NAIOP Massachusetts will hold a year-end Annual Meeting where members will vote in Board members with terms expiring in 2028, thank outgoing Board members, and welcome NAIOP’s 2026 President Melissa Schrock of HRP Group, as well as the newest member of NAIOP’s Board Management Committee, Damian Szary of Redgate.
Then, NAIOP will honor our 2025 Award Winners. The following recipients embody NAIOP’s mission to propel the commercial real estate industry forward through inspiring leadership, unwavering commitment, and dedication.
On September 9, NAIOP CEO Tamara Small joined Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll and members of the Governor’s Cabinet as the Administration announced critical reforms to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review process, impacting housing projects across the Commonwealth.
The above archive includes blogs posted from December 2020 onward, and reflect NAIOP updates from July 2020 to present. For posts prior to July 2020, please visit NAIOP's archived blog.