Tag: affordable housing
Party’s over in GA; will state lawmakers adjust?
State lawmakers started the last two General Assembly sessions with massive projected state budget surpluses and $1.1 billion in federal pandemic aid to hand...
R.I. lawmakers and advocates working to address soaring housing costs
BOSTON (AP) – A push to develop affordable housing on publicly owned land and a requirement that renters receive a four-month notice of planned...
HousingWorks Fact Book: Housing affordability in R.I. still out of reach
PROVIDENCE – While steps have been taken to address the state’s housing crisis and Rhode Island’s labor market is recovering in a strong way,...
Citizens Financial Group announces $50B sustainable financing target
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday announced a $50 billion sustainable finance target that includes $5 billion in green financing by 2030...
Former church in Cumberland officially acquired by One Neighborhood Builders for...
CUMBERLAND – A former church is now officially in the hands of One Neighborhood Builders, and the organization is currently in pre-development to convert...
Berman awarded for community development leadership
ANNE BERMAN, director of real estate for the R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp., received the 2023 Joseph A. Caffey Award from the Housing...
R.I. launches affordable housing database
PROVIDENCE – As part of a larger push to ease Rhode Island’s housing crisis, the state has launched a new housing search database focused on affordable...
Housing advocates pleased with legislative strides, but are they enough?
With this year’s legislative session over and the $14 billion fiscal 2024 budget settled, the state's top housing official and affordable housing advocates say...
23 housing developments across R.I. receive $101M in funding
PROVIDENCE – More than $101 million in funding is being awarded to 23 developments across 13 municipalities to support building new housing units, Gov....
Should Providence limit the number of college students living in multifamily...
The Providence City Council is considering extending existing restrictions on the number of college students allowed in single-family housing to some multifamily units.
The city...
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