🌟 Introducing our Legislators of the Year: Cambridge City Councilors @burhanazeem.bsky.social & @councillorsiddiqui.bsky.social! We’re proud to honor their bold leadership on housing reform. 🏘️ (1/3)

🚨 Big news: Abundant Housing MA is announcing our second round of candidate endorsements! These candidates are pro-housing champions committed to making MA a place where everyone can find a home. 🏡 (1/4)

SB 962/ HB172, An Act To Promote Yes In My Backyard 🏘️ allow up to 5-homes per lot 🚗 eliminate parking mins 🚂 allow more homes near transit Send Massachusetts legislators your support now; ✅ Sign on: tinyurl.com/yadt8bmh ✅ Submit testimony: tinyurl.com/3waz26ms

Mass peeps: you still have time to sign!

⏳ Just a few signatures away! We’re close to our goal of 200 signers on our joint letter in support of the #YIMBYBill 🏘️ ✅ Add your name today: www.abundanthousingma.org/sign-letter-... ✅ Already signed? Submit written testimony! Resource packet + templates available here: tinyurl.com/3waz26ms

⏳ There’s still time to act! MA needs homes people can actually afford 🏘️💔 But outdated zoning bans most starter homes, duplexes + small apartments—leaving only McMansions + bidding wars. The #YIMBYBill fixes this. ✅ Submit testimony ✅ Sign our letter ✅ Share this post

Leadership matters in a housing crisis. 📍 City Council At-Large Candidate Forum 🗓 Oct 9, 6-8PM 📍 Roxbury Community College Hear candidates talk about affordability, zoning, transit growth + more. 🔗 Info & RSVP: www.abundanthousingma.org/atlargecandi... #BostonHousing #Bospoli

So well deserved!!

We’re proud to honor AG Andrea Campbell as our 2025 Partner of the Year! 🏆 Her bold enforcement of the MBTA Communities Act shows that housing laws matter and every community must do its part to solve the housing crisis. Party with us Oct. 23 in Brighton www.abundanthousingma.org/ahmas-celebr...

🚨Reporting Live: AHMA's priority bill "An Act to Promote Yes in My Back Yard" is being heard TODAY. Tune in to hear our Executive Director and other fellow housing advocates testify in support of new homes! malegislature.gov/Events/Heari...

Right now, zoning laws ban most housing except big-lot McMansions or luxury remodels. No wonder we’re stuck with bidding wars and skyrocketing prices. The YIMBY Bill changes that—by legalizing starter homes, duplexes, townhomes, and small apartments across the state. #YesInMyBackYard

Join @maxdubler.com and @cityjane.bsky.social and Cheryl Daniel from @abundanthousingma.org today at 3:15 as they compete for YIMBY Idol at #yimbytown! You have to join to vote on the winner... @cayimby.bsky.social @texansforhousing.bsky.social

YIMBY leadership in action @yimbytown.bsky.social with @ggwash.org @abundanthousingma.org @sightline.org @cayimby.bsky.social @opennewyork.org & excellent moderator @jennyschuetz.bsky.social #yimbytown

With @jessekb.bsky.social from Abundant Housing Massachusetts @abundanthousingma.org on the MBTA Communities Law: "Now that we are nearing the end of the implementation period, we can get a sense with our advocates of what more needs to be done."

The pro-homes movement has won hard-fought victories in its first decade. Many are wondering, what's next? Find out by following along here:

Thrilled to be endorsed by @abundanthousingma.org for Somerville City Council At Large! Remember to get out and vote tomorrow Somerville!

Big news 🎉 Abundant Housing MA is announcing our first candidate endorsements! These are true housing champions running for City Council in Somerville + Newton. 🏘️ www.abundanthousingma.org/endorsements/

It's Voting Day in Boston! Make an informed vote and read responses to our housing questionnaire! The questionnaire features 10 qs that surveys candidates’ stances on recent initiatives like improving the City’s zoning code, and legalizing more homes. www.abundanthousingma.org/resources/bo...

The MA housing menu is broken—too few affordable options, too many zoning restrictions. The YIMBY Bill is the recipe for change. 🏡 Hearing Sept 17. 🍴 Sign the letter 🍴 Submit testimony 🍴 Share + spread the word Learn more at: www.abundanthousingma.org/takeactonyim...

We asked Boston At-Large Candidates, "What specific housing policy initiatives will you prioritize as an elected official?” 🧵Here is what they said. tinylink.net/o5Hwm

We asked Boston At-Large Candidates, "What specific housing policy initiatives will you prioritize as an elected official?” 🧵Here is what they said. tinylink.net/o5Hwm

We asked Boston At-Large Candidates, "What specific housing policy initiatives will you prioritize as an elected official?” 🧵Here is what they said. www.abundanthousingma.org/resources/bo...

We asked Boston At-Large Candidates, "What specific housing policy initiatives will you prioritize as an elected official?” 🧵Here is what they said. www.abundanthousingma.org/resources/bo...

We asked Boston At-Large Candidates, "What specific housing policy initiatives will you prioritize as an elected official?” 🧵Here is what they said. www.abundanthousingma.org/resources/bo...

Housing is on the ballot in Boston. We asked City Council candidates where they stand on rent, zoning, Squares + Streets, and more. 🏘 🗳 Early Voting: Sept 2–5 🗓 Election Day: Sept 9 Vote informed. Vote pro-housing. 🔗 www.abundanthousingma.org/resources/bo...

In 5 years, Abundant Housing MA grew from volunteers ➡️ a statewide movement. Now we’re seeking two new Board Members to help advance housing abundance across MA. 💡 Know a passionate housing advocate? Apply/nominate today. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

In late July, AHMA Organizers —Elvira Mora and Montell Khaldi— joined The Builder’s Coalition (TBC) for a Development Tour of the City of Revere + Summer Social event. Read more at www.abundanthousingma.org/ahma-on-the-...

Boston’s housing costs are pushing people out. The Housing Abundance Amendment is our vision for equity + abundance in housing. 📅 Thurs Sept 11, 6PM | 📍 Zoom 💻 Join us for a webinar on how HAA can reshape Boston’s housing future. 🔗 www.abundanthousingma.org/boston-housi...

Cambridge: The Paris of the northeast? Maybe! Find out how housing champions @burhanazeem.bsky.social and @jessekb.bsky.social are making the home of MIT and Harvard an abundant, affordable, and beautiful city on the newest episode of The Stoop! Available wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️

📢 The new State of the Nation’s Housing report from @harvard-jchs.bsky.social confirms housing costs are out of control. MA must act NOW to legalize more housing & invest in homes that people can afford. Check out @mollygoodman.bsky.social blog post ➡️ www.abundanthousingma.org/the-state-of...

🚨The Abundant Housing MA team is reporting from the MA State House at the Joint Committee on Housing Hearing. @jessekb.bsky.social is testifying in support of our two priority bills! 🔗Watch Live Here! malegislature.gov/Events/Heari...

🚨Action Alert: Support more homes on June 25th! Two of AHMA’s priority bills are being heard by the Joint Committee on Housing Wed., June 25 at 1 pm. We need your advocacy to get these bills passed. Sign-up to testify or submit written testimony here: www.abundanthousingma.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8...

“Across the Commonwealth, voters want more housing solutions that create an abundance of housing opportunities for families, renters, and longtime homeowners alike.” @abundanthousingma.org www.boston.com/news/local-n...

New polling from @abundanthousingma.org adds more data to the pile: The people want more homes — and they think state legislatures should take action. Plus, NIMBYs might be loud, but they’re nowhere near a majority.

“Maybe that is a secret ingredient to a winning campaign … Building the kinds of bonds of friendship that connect you to others who are dedicated to the same goal.” @abundanthousingma.org‬ reminds us: Strong coalitions win.

“This survey shows that the loud opposition that often show up at local planning meetings are actually a minority. Most people, when presented with practical solutions, seem ready to say yes to more housing.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/b...

“Across the Commonwealth, voters want more housing solutions that create an abundance of housing opportunities for families, renters, and longtime homeowners alike,” said Kanson-Benanav. 🤩 We commissioned a poll with @massincpolling.bsky.social read more here! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/b...

Our statewide partner @abundanthousingma.org commissioned this poll that adds further empirical support to what we’ve long suspected: the loudest voices against housing production are the definition of a vocal minority. Let’s get building! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/b...

It's all about housing this week on the Horse Race. First, Jenn talks to @jessekb.bsky.social about a new @abundanthousingma.org poll (done by MPG). Then MPG's Olivia Wine joins to talk about a new report on the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program www.massincpolling.com/our-work/epi...

“Local control is never going away. The Town Meeting form of government is never going away, but we have to balance that with the fact that the way it has played out is just not serving the needs of Massachusetts residents,” @jessekb.bsky.social commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/vote...

“All this suggests that the voices who speak out at community meetings against new housing projects are likely not a majority in their own communities.” @cwbeacon.bsky.social @abundanthousingma.org commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/vote...

Big news for housing advocates: New polling shows strong, bipartisan support for more housing across Massachusetts—even when it means changes to neighborhood character or local control. The momentum is real, and it’s growing. www.abundanthousingma.org/resources/20...

81% of Massachusetts voters surveyed in a recent @massincpolling.bsky.social / @abundanthousingma.org poll support "state lawmakers passing a bill to make it easier to build more homes, and a greater variety of housing options, in Massachusetts."

Good morning! New MPG poll out today, for @abundanthousingma.org, finds strong support for more housing, even at the local level. bankerandtradesman.com/survey-finds...

Our new poll for @abundanthousingma.org is out this morning. "Poll Finds Strong Support for More Housing Development." bankerandtradesman.com/survey-finds...

The Austin City Council voted 10-1 to allow up to 5-story, single-stair buildings. Austin joins a growing list of North American cities & states bringing back the once popular building type and allowing more flexibility in the types of housing produced in the City. 📍Austin, TX

🚨2025-2026 Statewide Policy Agenda Alert! We have developed our most ambitious and comprehensive policy agenda yet! 🏘️An Act to Promote Yes in My Back Yard 🏘️An Act to Study Single-Staircase Residential Buildings 🏘️An Act to Establish an ADU Trust Fund www.abundanthousingma.org/2025-2026-pr...

TONIGHT!!!

Join us tomorrow, at 6:00 pm for our 2025-26 Statewide Policy Agenda Webinar! Learn about key housing priorities, the strategy for passing essential bills, and hear from legislative partners advocating for affordable housing solutions in MA. Register here: www.abundanthousingma.org/2025-2026-st...