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

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

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 — ...

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

The new law will allow tenants to move without paying sometimes thousands of dollars for a broker they did not hire.

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

Massachusetts lawmakers have passed the budget bill which includes a provision that stops landlords from charging a broker's ...

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

The $61 million spending deal includes new limits on broker's fees and requires Massachusetts' regional transit authorities to run fare-free buses. However, other proposals — like taxing candy and ...

Massachusetts renters are poised to get some relief from onerous broker fees under a provision tucked into the 2026 spending package that Governor Maura Healey has pledged to sign.

BOSTON — As Gov. Maura Healey prepared to roll out her annual budget in January, she pre-announced plans to include a measure ...