THE RHODE ISLAND home price index increased 13.2% year over year in August, slower than the national growth rate of 13.5%. / PBN FILE PHOTO
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 13.2% year over year in August, slightly slower than the national growth rate of 13.5%, CoreLogic Inc. said on Tuesday. Rhode Island’s HPI growth rate was the fourth-highest in New England, with Vermont leading the region at 17%. The report found that although U.S. home prices…