As R.I. races to build new housing, existing affordable units are...
Newport Heights was quite a different place years ago, when the 11-acre public housing complex in the north end of the city – then...
Boosting R.I. housing includes saving what’s already here
Rhode Island leaders and voters have tried to put money where their mouths have been in support of more affordable housing. Since 2006, voters...
After soccer, Tidewater’s real test?
The soccer stadium has been open for nearly a year and a half. Now comes the test of whether the long-promised housing, retail, public...
Helping workers help themselves
PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2026
100-499 EMPLOYEES
7. R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
CEO (or equivalent): Carol Ventura, CEO and executive director
Full-time U.S. employees: 229
The...
Palmer River waterfront home sells for $2M
BARRINGTON – A waterfront home on Hampden Street has sold for $2.07 million, according to Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty, which represented both...
Watch Hill waterfront home sells for $3.52M
WESTERLY – A waterfront home on Pasadena Avenue in the town’s Watch Hill neighborhood has sold for $3.52 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd.,...
Mortgage rates reach highest level in more than 14 months
Mortgage rates rose for the third week in a row, pushing the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in over...
Five Questions With: Shawn Harris
Shawn Harris is co-founder of Sixteen on Center, a design-build firm that has worked on residential projects across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts for...
Vintage truck collector leases Smithfield warehouse to restore, display commercial vehicles
SMITHFIELD – A vintage heavy-duty vehicle restoration company recently leased 7,200 square feet of industrial space at 27 Appian Way, according to Sweeney Real...
Cotality: R.I. home price index rises 3.64% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.64% year over year in July, same as Maine and the second-highest growth rate in...


















