Massachusetts voters rejected Question 7, a ballot measure concerning starter homes, by slightly more than one percentage point, according to MassLive. The narrow defeat leaves the question of further housing action unresolved.
MassLive’s Nov. 11 report placed the cost of a Greater Boston home at $772,000, underscoring the housing-cost backdrop to the statewide vote. That regional figure and the ballot result describe different parts of the issue: what homes cost in Greater Boston and whether Massachusetts voters supported this particular proposal.
The result was close, but the measure did not pass. It represents a rejection of Question 7 rather than an answer to which housing policies the state will pursue instead.
The supplied summary of MassLive’s reporting does not detail the proposal’s provisions, identify a replacement measure or establish a timetable for further action. It also does not specify whether the $772,000 figure is an average or a median.
