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Affordable Housing Trust hires UMass Donahue Center for short‑term rental study; focus group set for March 18
Summary
The Affordable Housing Trust funded a UMass Amherst Donahue Center study of local short‑term rentals; trustees plan a focus group March 18 and committee members were asked to complete a related SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Committee members also discussed HOME consortium funding and federal procurement constraints.
YARMOUTH, Mass. — The Town of Yarmouth’s Affordable Housing Trust has hired the UMass Amherst Donahue Center to study the town’s short‑term rental market and assess whether policy or incentives could shift units toward year‑round rentals.
Staff said the Trust will host a focus‑group interview on March 18 at 3 p.m. to gather committee input for the study and invited committee members to participate. The Trust is funding the work and staff said paper copies of a related SurveyMonkey questionnaire are available for residents who prefer not to…
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