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Workshop on flood protection for historical properties slated

NEWPORT — A community workshop on flood protection for historical and culturally notable properties will be held July 14, from 3-7 p.m. at Emmanuel...
WHILE IT IS LIKELY THAT 2016 will see more foreclosure activity in Massachusetts than in 2015, the rate of year-over-year increase is slowing, according to The Warren Group. / COURTESY THE WARREN GROUP

Foreclosure petitions continue to rise in Mass. in May

BOSTON – For the 27th consecutive month on a year-over-year basis, foreclosure petitions rose in Massachusetts in May, according to figures released by The...
VENTAS, a Chicago-based real estate investment trust focused on health care and life sciences projects, has purchased Wexford Science & Technology, investor in this three-phased development in the I-195 redevelopment district in Providence.  / COURTESY I-195 REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Wexford, investor in I-195 project and South Street Landing, bought by...

(Updated, 6:15 p.m.) CHICAGO – Ventas Inc., a real estate investment trust with more than 1,300 properties, has announced its intention to purchase substantially all...
RHODE ISLAND HOUSING is receiving nearly $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in support of two programs designed to help low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

HUD awards $2M to support R.I. HIV/AIDS housing programs

BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday more than $1.98 million in grants to Rhode Island Housing to renew...
HOME-PRICE APPRECIATION was solid from May 2015 to May 2016 in Rhode Island and in the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metropolitan area but fell slightly short of national increases, 5.4 percent and 5 percent, respectively, compared with 5.9 percent across the United States. / COURTESY CORELOGIC

Even as home prices rise, R.I. still among lowest current compared...

PROVIDENCE – Single-family home prices increased 5.4 percent in May in Rhode Island compared with a year earlier, according to CoreLogic. The real estate...

National LISC releases annual report; housing investments focus in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE – In 2015 the national branch of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation invested $1.3 billion in grants, loans and equity to projects, $315...
Connor Dowd is operating principal and principal broker for Keller Williams Newport and East Bay. / COURTESY KELLER WILLIAMS NEWPORT AND EAST BAY

Five Questions With: Connor Dowd

Connor Dowd is operating principal and principal broker for Keller Williams Newport and East Bay. He unfortunately has had experience with real estate-related scams...
West Elm, a subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma Inc., will open its first retail store in Rhode Island in Wayland Square in Providence. / PBN PHOTO MARY MACDONALD

West Elm to open in Wayland Square

PROVIDENCE – West Elm, a subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma Inc., will open its first retail store in Rhode Island in Wayland Square. The building, now...

GA approves legislation to aid foreclosed homeowners

PROVIDENCE – Legislation that could allow more foreclosed homeowners to stay in their homes, and repurchase them through nonprofit organizations, has been approved by...
A nearly 5,000-square-foot home at 228 Rumstick Road sold for $1.55 million on June 23. / COURTESY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LTD.

Barrington property sells for $1.55M

BARRINGTON – A nearly 5,000-square-foot home at 228 Rumstick Road sold for $1.55 million on June 23, according to Residential Properties Ltd. Listing agent...
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