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Claim Text: Eight towns in the Berkshires where more than 40 percent of homes are occupied by part-time residents also received the seasonal-housing designation.
Simplified Text: Eight Berkshire towns with over 40% part-time resident homes received the seasonal-housing designation.
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Created: December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM (8 months ago)
Last Updated: December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM (8 months ago)

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https://nytimes.com/2025/11/12/business/massachusetts-housing-bill-seasonal-communities.html

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The Affordable Housing Act designated Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, the Berkshires and other resort towns as “seasonal communities,” making it easier to build homes there for workers. 0.900

Simplified: The Affordable Housing Act designated resort towns as seasonal communities, facilitating worker housing construction.

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Forty-four percent of homes in Stockbridge are owned as second homes and by outside investors, according to state data. 0.900

Simplified: 44% of homes in Stockbridge are second homes or owned by outside investors (state data).

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The Berkshire Eagle reported last month that only six people in the county had applied to build accessory housing units. 0.900

Simplified: Only six people in Berkshire County applied to build accessory housing units, according to the Berkshire Eagle.

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The Forge, a new housing project in Lenox, a town in Berkshire County, Mass., where high housing costs and a tight market have made it challenging for workers to find a place to live. 0.800

Simplified: The Forge is a new housing project in Lenox, Berkshire County, Mass., addressing high housing costs and a tight market for workers.

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About 30 percent of the housing must be affordable to people of lower or moderate incomes. 0.900

Simplified: 30% of the housing must be affordable for low to moderate income individuals.

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