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RHODE ISLAND had the 10th highest write-off rate in the nation at 4.5 basis points, Equifax said. / COURTESY EQUIFAX

Equifax: R.I. 10th highest mortgage write-off rate

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the 10th highest first-mortgage write-off rate in the nation at 4.5 basis points, Equifax Inc. said Wednesday. Equifax, a consumer...

Report: R.I. 22nd lowest closing costs

PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State has the 22nd-lowest mortgage closing costs in the United States, according to a Bankrate.com report released this week. In Rhode...
RHODE ISLAND has 4,853 homes at risk of being underwater, according to Zillow, while Florida leads coastal states with 12.6 percent of homes at risk. / COURTESY ZILLOW

Zillow: 1.5% of R.I. homes at risk of being underwater from...

PROVIDENCE – A total of 1.5 percent of Rhode Island homes, or 4,853, are at risk of being underwater due to sea level rise,...
WARWICK-BASED NETCENERGY is moving to Cranston to accommodate continuing growth, according to President Donald R. Nokes.

NetCenergy grows, changes location

WARWICK – NetCenergy LLC has come a long way from the days Donald R. Nokes operated the IT company out of an office over...
RHODE ISLAND'S foreclosure inventory rate fell over the year in June to 1.4 percent, which is 9.6 percent lower than a year ago, CoreLogic said Tuesday. / COURTESY CORELOGIC

R.I. foreclosure inventory rate falls in June

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s foreclosure inventory rate was 1.4 percent in June, 9.6 percent lower than a year ago, but above the national rate...
PAST AND EXPECTED GROWTH are key factors in BlumShapiro moving from Providence to Cranston, said Gregory Cabral, managing partner of the firm's Rhode Island office. / COURTESY BLUMSHAPIRO

Five Questions With: Gregory Cabral

Gregory Cabral is a managing partner of BlumShapiro’s Rhode Island Office, which recently announced a move from Providence to Cranston, allowing it the ability...
THIS HOME AT 919 Coast Guard Road on Block Island sold recently for $4.75 million, the highest sale on Block Island in the last three years, according to Lila Delman Real Estate International. / COURTESY LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE  INTERNATIONAL

B.I. home sells for $4.75M

NEW SHOREHAM – A 15-acre, oceanfront property sold for $4.75 million recently, the highest sale recorded in the past three years on Block Island,...
THE WILLIAM J. Braitsch and Company Plant in the Providence’s Elmwood neighborhood has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION & HERITAGE COMMISSION

William J. Braitsch and Company Plant added to National Register of...

PROVIDENCE – The William J. Braitsch and Company Plant in the city’s Elmwood neighborhood has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The...
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Top 5 Rhode Island Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firms

PBN's list of the Top 5 Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firms, ranked by total square footage handled in 2015. For more information, or to purchase...

Requests grow for solar grids on farmland

Conversion of farmland to residential subdivisions is giving way to a new development pressure, installation of sprawling solar grids. Requests to develop solar fields, or...
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