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‘Affordable’ not luring investors
Many Rhode Island communities have fought the state’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Act for limiting their ability to stop development projects. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/22/13

Lakefront living only way for some
Born and raised along Bungay Lake in Mansfield, Scott Freerksen has a deep appreciation for and understanding of the green benefits and challenges and the emotional attachments that come with lakefront living. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/22/13

Hard seeing the ‘green’ on resale homes
When it comes to energy efficiency and green features in homes, there’s a large disconnect in the marketplace among consumers, real estate appraisers and the nation’s realty sales system. more
4/1/13
Sales of existing U.S. homes rise to 3-year high
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes climbed in April to the highest level in more than three years even as the market remained constrained by a lack of inventory and strict borrowing rules. more
State kicks-off ‘RhodeMap RI’ economic development initiative
More than 100 Rhode Island residents, business owners, state officials, local planners and lawmakers gathered at the Statehouse on Thursday night to kick off RhodeMap RI, a year-long project to create statewide economic development and housing plans that link with strategies for future development, transportation, land use and the environment. more
| 5/24/13
Finally, equity is returning for homeowners
Home equity is back! And it’s growing fast: According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve, Americans’ net equity holdings in their houses jumped by nearly half a trillion dollars during the last three months of 2012, and have increased by $1.7 trillion since the spring of 2011. more
3/25/13
Millionaires enticed to become landlords
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is giving its wealthiest clients the chance to invest in the single-family rental market after other investments linked to the U.S. housing recovery jumped in value. more
Bloomberg News | 2/11/13
Home contract signings fall on lean inventory
Americans signed fewer contracts to buy previously owned homes in February, indicating a pause in momentum for an industry that is helping power the economy. more
Bloomberg News | 4/1/13
The surprise cost of the interest tax deduction
In the contentious debate over whether to reduce or eliminate the home-mortgage interest tax deduction – or leave it alone – one fact has been virtually unchallenged: The popular write-off used by millions of American owners costs the government massive amounts of revenue, somewhere in the range of $100 billion a year. more
3/4/13
Soaring costs hampering U.S. housing rebound
Even as U.S. housing rebounds from its worst downturn since the 1930s, production bottlenecks are pushing up building-materials costs, land prices are rising and skilled labor ready to begin work is hard to find. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/29/13

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