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Cape and island leaders ask for local transfer‑fee authority to fund year‑round housing
Summary
Officials from Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod told the Joint Committee on Housing that seasonal markets and limited developable land require targeted tools — especially a local real‑estate transfer fee — to preserve and create year‑round housing for workers and essential services.
Officials and housing officials from Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod told the Joint Committee on Housing that seasonal communities face unique constraints — limited developable land, high shares of second homes, and water/wastewater limits — and urged the legislature to authorize a local real‑estate transfer fee and tailor funding programs to island and seasonal needs.
Brian Sullivan, chair of the Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust and a local broker, told the committee Nantucket’s median single‑family sale price is “3 and a half million” with median household income for a family of four just under $150,000, creating an…
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