Editorial: Poll May Signal a Pro-Housing Production Shift

Poll shows most Mass. voters favor more housing despite local resistance - The Boston Globe

A new poll from a pro-housing group found the majority of the state’s voters even favor new housing development over other considerations, like preserving the character of neighborhoods.

Editorial: Poll may signal a pro-housing production shift

When it comes down to the need for housing that the average Massachusetts resident can afford, there’s usually agreement in concept — as long as it’s built somewhere else. But if the results of a new poll on the subject are to be believed, NIMBYism has given way to the belief that the state’s cities and towns need to do significantly more to alleviate the severe housing shortage. That poll, commissioned by Abundant Housing Massachusetts and cond…

Voters support more action to boost housing, new poll finds

IN HOUSING DEBATES, it’s only a matter of time before critiques of damaging “neighborhood character” and some flavor of “not in my back yard” clash with assertions that the Massachusetts housing market is so squeezed that building almost anything at all should be a priority. Common wisdom usually boils down to residents wanting to preserve their community while home values rise, suggesting that other communities would be better suited for more u…