Report: R.I. slowest in nation for new housing construction

Jacquelyn Voghel

01/12/2023

MatinRealEstate — RHODE ISLAND has fewer new houses developed per capita than any other state in the country, according to a report by Oregon-based Matin Real Estate. / COURTESY MATIN REAL ESTATE

PROVIDENCE – As many Rhode Islanders struggle through a housing crisis, the Ocean State has fewer new houses built per capita than any other state in the country, according to a Matin Real Estate report. Rhode Island was last nationally, with just 1.27 new housing developments per 1,000 residents based on figures from the U.S.…

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