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R.I. Housing Department appoints Booker as executive director of homelessness, community...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing has appointed Tara Booker as the executive director of homelessness and community supports. Booker will earn a salary of...

Kimberly Simmons new executive director of R.I. Coalition to End Homelessness

PROVIDENCE – Kimberly Simmons on Monday was named the new executive director of The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness. Simmons has served as interim...

Washington Trust donates $122K to 7 R.I. housing organizations

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation has awarded a total of $122,000 to seven Rhode Island organizations in support of various programs providing...
U.S. REP. GABE AMO, D-R.I., announced Tuesday that R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. and the North Providence Housing Authority will receive $586,431 in combined federal funding to help homeless veterans and their families find permanent housing. / COURTESY GABE AMO

2 R.I. housing authorities receive $586K to help veterans secure housing

PROVIDENCE – Two local housing authorities will receive $586,431 in combined federal funding to help homeless military veterans and their families find permanent housing. U.S....

Developer seeks grant to redevelop historic Providence building

PROVIDENCE – A New York developer is seeking gap financing through a state incentive program to redevelop the historic five-story Lauderdale Building at 136...

I-195 panel votes to allow RIPTA to assess Parcel 35 for...

PROVIDENCE – The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission voted Monday evening to allow the R.I. Public Transit Authority to assess the possibility of relocating its...

WalletHub: R.I. ranks 13th-highest in nation for property taxes

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s property tax rate was found to be the 13th-highest in the nation for the second straight year, according to a...

Home sales rose in January with easing mortgage rates, larger supply

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in January as homebuyers were encouraged by easing mortgage rates and a modest...

Median home sale prices in Bristol County, Mass., up 8.2% in...

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., rose to $460,000 in January, an 8.2% jump over the same...

Zillow: Greater Providence home values rise 8.3% in January

PROVIDENCE – Home values in Greater Providence increased 8.3% year over year in January to $451,146, according to a national analysis by Zillow.com, the...
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