Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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How geographic equality benefits the whole economy

I argued last week that the high cost of housing in cities such as New York and San Francisco has a bright side for...
FALL RIVER has the seventh-worst real estate market in the country out of 300 U.S. cities surveyed, according to WalletHub. / COURTESY WALLETHUB

WalletHub: Fall River among worst real estate markets

PROVIDENCE – Fall River is among the worst real estate markets in the country, and Providence is not much better, according to WalletHub’s latest...
FORECLOSURE PETITIONS in Massachusetts fell 1.1 percent in July to 1,032  compared with 1,044 in July 2015, according to The Warren Group. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW STAVER

Foreclosure petitions fall in Bay State, Bristol County

BOSTON – After 28 consecutive months of year-over-year percentage increases, foreclosure petitions in Massachusetts fell 1.1 percent in July compared with July 2015, according...
Edward A. Hjerpe III is president and CEO of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. / FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON

Five Questions With: Edward A. Hjerpe III

Edward A. Hjerpe III is president and CEO of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. The bank is working with New England states to...
THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK-FALL RIVER metropolitan area continued rebounding from the housing price collapse, registering a 5.9 percent year-over-year increase in the Black Knight home price index in June, although at $268,000, the value is still 13.7 percent below its June 2006 peak. / COURTESY BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES

Report: Providence metro home price rise in middle of U.S. trend

PROVIDENCE – With a 5.9 percent year-over-year increase in the Black Knight home price index in June, the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked No....
WEST VALLEY INN in West Warwick, which has been on the market for a year, has a new owner, Frank DiBiase, owner of the Spring House on Block Island and Providence Oyster Bar. / COURTESY WEST VALLEY INN

DiBiase buys West Valley Inn

(Updated 2:18 p.m.) WEST WARWICK – The West Valley Inn has a new owner. Frank DiBiase Jr., owner of Block Island’s Spring House, Providence Oyster Bar,...
CASH SALES declined for homes in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area in May by 8.8 percentage points compared with May 2015, CoreLogic said this week. / COURTESY CORELOGIC

Cash sales dip for Prov. metro homes in May

PROVIDENCE – Cash sales declined for homes in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area in May by 8.8 percentage points compared with May 2015, CoreLogic...

Daphna Fields

Daphna Fields has been promoted to regional vice president of the south region of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. She holds a B.A. in theater...

Picerne lauded for leadership

John Picerne, founder of Corvias Group, was recently honored with the National Council of Public-Private Partnership's Excellence in Individual Leadership Award. NCPPP recognizes exemplary...
OLD SCHOOL: The Boys & Girls Club of East Providence is a facility that, at center, dates to an 1891 primary schoolhouse. It serves up to 150 children each day.

Boys & Girls Club of East Providence

Owner: Boys & Girls Club of East Providence General Contractor/Design-Build: John B. Rogers & Co., East Providence Interior Design/Color Coordination: Nanda Interiors, Seekon Cost: $125,000 for room build-out, $1.3 million total...
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