Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build multifamily housing. Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday ...

'After two years searching for a wheelchair-accessible property, I decided to build my own' - “I wanted to confound ...

Tucked away among the towering pines of northern Wisconsin stands a castle that looks like it was plucked straight from a ...

Governor Maura Healey has created a technical advisory group to explore the safety impacts of allowing single staircases in residential buildings above three stories, which could potentially unlock ...

Fire codes have long required two staircases in mid-rise apartment buildings. But advocates worry that drives up construction ...

Gov. Maura Healey wants to update the state building code by legalizing single-stair, mid-rise housing units to make it easier to construct more homes across Massachusetts, an effort that has raised ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday to study the idea of allowing single-stair construction for certain residential buildings higher than three stories. Currently, state ...

François Leite reimagines an old stone house in the French countryside.

The new-construction home at 12 Echo Ridge Road in Upper Saddle River sold on Feb. 11 for $4.8 million, becoming the borough's priciest sale to date.