Tag: Brenda Clement
Surplus of question marks: Decisions on tax cuts, housing policies, education...
No one would blame the General Assembly leadership if it breathed a little easier in the 2023 legislative session.
After all, the top Democratic leaders...
Rents expected to stabilize in 2023, yet remain unaffordable for many
Nearly three years into a rental market characterized by a steep decline followed by surging increases, the market has showed some signs of starting...
How will R.I. use $250M to ease its housing woes?
Rhode Island has received $1.1 billion in federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act, passed in response to the economic effects of the...
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...
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...
RentReliefRI to close to new applications June 1
PROVIDENCE – With allocated funding nearing its end, the RentReliefRI program will close to new applications at the end of the day on June...
Special commission highlights legislation aimed at addressing state’s affordable housing crisis
PROVIDENCE - A legislative commission tasked with examining affordable housing in Rhode Island highlighted a package of 11 pieces of legislation Thursday aimed at...
Employee housing proposal sparks thoughts of mill villages
RICHMOND – Warren Fry’s housing situation became a nightmare when a pesky neighbor caused him to move out of his apartment in Westerly where...
Five Questions With: Brenda Clement
Brenda Clement is the head of HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University, a clearing house of information furthering the conversation around housing affordability and...
2021 Housing Fact Book: Inequities, health concerns plague Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – A growing risk on health posed by older housing stock and increasingly unaffordable options for homes in Rhode Island are furthering social...
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