Tag: affordable housing
East Bay Development Corp. buying 4.5 acres in Warren for affordable...
WARREN – The East Bay Community Development Corp. recently announced that it received a $800,000 grant through the R.I. Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp....
Providence City Plan Commission approves 2 mixed-use developments
PROVIDENCE – The City Plan Commission approved two major land development projects on Tuesday afternoon, one located in Upper South Providence and one in Wayland...
$166 million available for affordable housing
NORTH KINGSTOWN – More than $166 million in funding is available for affordable housing efforts across the state, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on...
Do limits on student renters ease housing dilemma?
A proposal to limit the number of student renters per apartment in Providence has sparked fears that such a move would exacerbate the severe...
Providence City Plan Commission approves 44-unit affordable housing proposal
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Plan Commission approved the preliminary plan for a five-story building of 44 affordable apartments in Upper South Providence on...
Housing leaders: Excessive red tape, labor shortage slowing new construction in...
A recent report naming Rhode Island the slowest state in the nation in erecting new housing illustrates a decades-old problem with widely varying construction...
Pryor to resign from R.I. Commerce on June 21
PROVIDENCE – Stefan Pryor’s time as the state’s commerce secretary is nearing completion.
Pryor, who has served as Rhode Island’s first secretary for R.I. Commerce...
R.I. announces $80 million investment in affordable housing
EAST PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Rhode Island Housing on Thursday announced that the state will invest over $80 million in 17...
Construction of affordable housing begins at Barbara Jordan II site
PROVIDENCE – Vacant since 2018, when the R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. acquired the property from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
It’s time to take stock of housing options
The United States is facing an expanding gap between how much workers earn and how much they have to pay for housing.
Workers have faced...
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