City’s success attracts high-end chains<br> <i> Newcomers raise stakes in a competitive...
With upscale new stores and high-end residential developments, Providence has been looking more and more like Boston and other large cities. Now, with several...
Carcieri seeking to raise $28M from property sales:<br><i>Parking lot, buildings seen...
In submitting his budget for fiscal 2008, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri stressed one point regarding proposed cuts to human services and
personnel: A difficult budget...
‘Rentometer’ creates a buzz:<br> <i>Providence techie’s Web tool draws major media attention</i>
A Web service designed to instantly provide the average rent for any size apartment in any real estate market in the country has garnered...
Home sales drop 14% in 2006 as prices rise
The number of single-family home sales in Rhode Island fell by 14.4 percent in 2006, from 9,711 to 8,313, and the median sale price...
R.I. condo prices rise in ’06 despite sales slump
BOSTON – Condominium sale prices were a bright spot in Rhode Island’s housing market last year, despite sales that declined 6.2 percent from 2005,...
R.I. economy continues to expand in Dec.
KINGSTON – Leonard Lardaro, a professor of economics at the University of Rhode Island, today said the state’s economy continued to grow in December.
“Rhode...
GateHouse completes purchase <br>of 7 Mass. papers from JRC
FAIRPORT, N.Y. – GateHouse Media today announced it has completed its acquisition from the Journal Register Co. of seven Southeastern Massachusetts publications, at a...
R.I. pension fund getting refund of taxes on AmEx building
PROVIDENCE – Six months after paying $80,000 in conveyance taxes on its sale of the former American Express Building, the Employees Retirement System is...
Tirrell Realty recognized with R.I. Housing award
Rhode Island Housing has honored Tirrell Realty of East Providence for its work with first-time homebuyers, naming the brokerage Realtor of the Quarter after...
Harry Smith
Harry Smith has been appointed branch manager of the new Cranston offices of RealtyRI.com. He will also act as assistant sales manager, helping agents...













