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

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

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill in Boston have just passed a budget bill that includes legislation to eliminate renter-paid broker ...

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

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

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 — ...

Governor Healey announced on Wednesday that mandatory renter-paid brokers’ fees will soon be banned in the Bay State.

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

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 ...

"From now on, whoever hired the broker is on the hook for the fee, because it should be that simple," Healey announced.

While Massachusetts had previously banned landlords from requiring tenants to pay a broker’s fee, many renters reluctantly accepted the extra cost to keep their applications competitive in a ...