Tag: February
Cotality: R.I. home price index up 7.6% in February
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 7.6% year over year in February, according to Cotality, formerly CoreLogic Inc.
Rhode Island’s HPI growth...
R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.7% in February
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.7%, up from 4.6% in January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
U.S. home sales rose in February as mortgage rates eased
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in February as easing mortgage rates and more properties on the market encouraged...
Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up 9% year over...
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $490,000 in February, a 9% jump from the same...
U.S. consumer confidence plummets in February, biggest monthly decline since 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday, with...
Commission: Sports-related events will bring $18M to R.I. in Q1
PROVIDENCE – Odds are this will be a lucrative quarter for the R.I. Sports Commission.
Led by the first and second regional rounds of the...
Lardaro: Expansion of R.I. economy slowed in March
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy sputtered a bit in March after showing signs of gaining momentum in February, University of Rhode Island economist and...
R.I. mortgage delinquency rate dips to 2.9% Y/Y in February
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in delinquency 30 days or more in Rhode Island was 2.9% in February, down from 3% a year...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy growing again
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s growing economy began its breakout in February after being stuck in first gear most of last year, University of Rhode...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro jumps to 5.2% in February
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 5.2% in February, up from 4% in January and from 3.8% in...


















