New housing permits in Metro Mayors Coalition communities lag far behind 185,000 unit goal

Communities have only been permitting around 60 percent of the units needed.

A line chart showing a solid blue line reflecting number of new housing permits in the Metro Mayors Coalition lags behind a dotted line showing the pace needed.

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Chart: JOHN HANCOCK/GLOBE STAFFSource: Massachusetts Area Planning Council, Census Building Permit Survey, Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities