Gov. Maura Healey unveiled her ambitious plan Thursday to bring more affordable housing to Massachusetts, a plan some brokers call a start to tackling the housing crisis.

Gov. Maura Healey released a “comprehensive housing plan” Thursday morning, outlining strategies to lower costs and build 220,000 new units over the next decade to mitigate the

Regional increases needed in year-round housing stock outlined in the state's first comprehensive housing plan.

The state needs to add at least 222,000 homes in the next decade to rein in housing costs, the Healey administration said Thursday in unveiling a statewide housing plan. The new goal, which represents 7% of what the state now has,