Real Estate

Effort to get ILZRO House listed on National Register of Historic...

Real Estate 12/09/2025

FOSTER – An effort to get the ILZRO House listed on the National Register of Historic Places is progressing, according to stakeholders involved with...

THE 8-ACRE estate “Sea Farm” recently sold for $4.5 million, making it the highest home sale in Portsmouth this year, according to Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty, which represented the buyers in this transaction. / MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

‘Sea Farm’ in Portsmouth sells for $4.5M, highest of year for...

Real Estate 12/09/2025

PORTSMOUTH – An eight-acre estate called “Sea Farm” recently sold for $4.5 million, making it the highest real estate sale in the town so...

Report: Lawsuit filed in potential sale of ‘The Conjuring’ home

Real Estate 12/08/2025

BURRILLVILLE – The sister of the owner of "The Conjuring" home has filed a lawsuit against its new potential owner, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported...

Nursing home building in Pawtucket sells for $15.27M

Real Estate 12/05/2025

PAWTUCKET – A 45,000-square-foot commercial property that is home to a nursing home recently sold for $15.27 million, according to public records. The two-story building...

GAME CHANGER: Nicholas Brownell, branch manager for Total Mortgage Service LLC in Newport, says in addition to a lower monthly payment for homeowners, affordable payment structures, such as a 50-year mortgage, could expedite home sales and benefit investors with improved cash flow management over a longer period. PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Would 50-year mortgages ease affordability crisis?

Real Estate 12/05/2025

The Trump administration has floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage as a way to make homes more affordable at a time of skyrocketing...

GAME PLANNING: Lori Manni, center, president of Capital City Construction & Management Services Inc., goes over documents with Al DeRobbio, left, project supervisor, and Oliver Carias, operating engineer of Local 57, at the company’s Cranston office. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Manni not daunted by changes, challenges of commercial construction

Real Estate 12/05/2025

Lori Manni knows her way around a sewer system. She’s spent the better part of two decades building miles of them. It’s not a...

This is one big opportunity for affordable housing

Real Estate 12/05/2025

The shortage of affordable housing in Rhode Island and the South Coast region of Massachusetts is a challenge that lawmakers, businesses and state agencies...

PLAYING NOW: Alex Whitney is director of operations at Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, a location that first started showing films in the 1920s and continues to operate in part because of the mix of events that take place there, such as a recent “Remembering Robert Redford” film series.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

At small local theaters, the plot still thickens

Real Estate 12/05/2025

For almost as long as the concept of a modern movie theater has existed, Jane Pickens Theater LLC has been drawing filmgoers. “Someone’s been showing...

R.I. GENERAL Treasurer James A. Diossa on Tuesday launched RI AnchorHome, a pilot affordable homeownership program. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

R.I. launches homebuyer program with backing of state deposits

Real Estate 12/04/2025

PROVIDENCE – A new pilot homeownership program launched Thursday aims to expand access to affordable mortgage options for first-time buyers in Rhode Island with...