In Support of

The MV Housing Bank

Rising prices and limited inventory have forced many year round residents out of the housing market. Essential workers are struggling to find places to live. Many are unable to stay on island. People are working to find solutions. Click here to read more about the Coalition to Create The MV Housing Bank, a proposal to implement a transfer tax on real estate transactions to create a fund for affordable housing. All six Martha's Vineyard towns overwhelmingly passed this proposal in April and May. Now it is being considered by the MA state legislature. Click here to view a letter signed by all of us at Tea Lane Associates in support, as well as letters from other community organizations and local boards.