Real Estate

RHODE ISLAND'S foreclosure inventory rate fell to 1.1 percent in November, a 35.3 percent drop from November 2015, CoreLogic said this week. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JEFF KOWALSKY

CoreLogic: Foreclosure rate dips in R.I. in November to 1.1%

Real Estate 01/12/2017

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s foreclosure inventory rate fell to 1.1 percent in November, a 35.3 percent drop from November 2015, CoreLogic said this week. The...

JEAN CLARKE is a Realtor with Re/Max River’s Edge. / COURTESY RE/MAX RIVER'S EDGE

Five Questions With: Jean Clarke

Real Estate 01/12/2017

Jean Clarke is a Realtor with Re/Max River’s Edge, who specializes in East Providence, Pawtucket and other towns near and over the Massachusetts line....

A RENDERING of the six-story mixed-use building at 44 Hospital St. shows what the project will look like when completed. / COURTESY FEDERAL HILL GROUP LLC

New development brings 30 apartments, retail to Jewelry District

Real Estate 01/12/2017

PROVIDENCE – New housing is expanding into the Jewelry District, with active construction of a six-story apartment and commercial building now underway on Hospital...

Report: Nearly 40% of adults under age 34 were living with...

Real Estate 01/12/2017

NEW YORK – The number of young people living with their parents has reached a percentage not seen since the World War II era. In...

Tandy Leather Factory opens first R.I. store in Johnston

Real Estate 01/12/2017

JOHNSTON – Texas-based retailer and distributor Tandy Leather Factory has opened a retail store in Johnston, its third site in New England and first...

THE RECENT sale of this waterfront home at 94 Powaget Ave. in Charlestown for $1.35 million is among the top 10 sales in Charlestown for the past 12 months. / COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Home sale for $1.35M among top 10 sales in Charlestown

Real Estate 01/12/2017

CHARLESTOWN – A waterfront home at 94 Powaget Ave., Charlestown, sold recently for $1.35 million. This is among the top 10 sales in Charlestown in...

HERE IS THE PROPOSED MAIN entry of the new welcome center at The Breakers. / COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY

Court sides with Preservation Society over Breakers Welcome Center

Real Estate 01/10/2017

NEWPORT – The Preservation Society of Newport County has lauded a R.I. Supreme Court decision upholding a Zoning Board vote that approved the society’s...

SINGLE-FAMILY home sales in the Ocean State climbed nearly 30 percent in November to 910, the highest November total recorded in 12 years, The Warren Group said. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Busiest November for home sales in 12 years

Real Estate 01/10/2017

PROVIDENCE – Single-family home sales in the Ocean State climbed nearly 30 percent in November to 910, the highest November total recorded in 12...

Washington Trust provides $33.5M to refinance New Haven retail space

Real Estate 01/10/2017

WESTERLY – Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group provided $33.5 million to refinance a multi-tenant retail property in New Haven, Conn. The property, dubbed North...