Purchase of I-195 district parcel on East Side moves forward
PROVIDENCE – An agreement for the purchase and sale of Parcel 6 on the East Side was executed on Tuesday, according to a signed...
Woonsocket Housing Authority receives $1M to address lead paint hazards
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Housing Authority was awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to identify and reduce lead-based paint...
R.I. median single-family goes for $298K in July, up 6.5% Y/Y
PROVIDENCE – The median price of a single-family home in Rhode Island was $297,500 in July, a 6.5% increase year over year, according to...
R.I. construction employment growth highest in New England in July
PROVIDENCE – The year-over-year construction employment growth rate in Rhode Island in July was the 15th-highest in the nation, according to the Associated General...
What’s commercial property worth? Depends whom you ask
No one likes to pay property taxes. In Providence, fighting that annual bill has become almost routine for many large commercial property owners when...
For blacks, housing crisis endures
Here’s one way the 2008 financial crisis is still very much with us: For black Americans, homeownership is more out of reach than it...
R.I. mortgage delinquency declines in May, still above U.S. rate
PROVIDENCE – The share of Rhode Island mortgages in 30-day-or-more delinquency in May was 4.2%, a 0.5 percentage-point decline year over year, CoreLogic said...
Capital Properties reports $466K profit in Q2
PROVIDENCE – Capital Properties Inc. reported a $466,000 profit in the second quarter of 2019, a 9.9% decline year over year.
Earnings per diluted share...
Marine life education entity purchases conference center in Exeter
EXETER – An entity that plans to produce environmental programs on marine life has purchased a property in Exeter most recently owned by the...
Five Questions With: Karen Santilli
Karen Santilli is the CEO and president of Crossroads Rhode Island, the state’s largest nonprofit that works with homeless individuals and families.
On Thursday,...