Tag: Homeownership
2023 was slowest year for U.S. home sales in nearly 30...
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low, as sharply higher mortgage rates, rising prices...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 8.4% in August
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index, a broad measure of the movement of single-family property prices, increased 8.4% year over year in...
The ethics of homeownership in an age of inequality
For many Americans today, homeownership is an unattainable dream.
In 2022, the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to 7% for the first time in...
City must make clearer goals, scope of reparations program
Proposed spending for Providence’s still-evolving racial reparations program includes several worthy suggestions. Among them, funding for homeownership, workforce training and support for small businesses.
The...
Report: Providence has 3rd-smallest gender homeownership gap among large U.S. metros
PROVIDENCE – The capital region, including Cranston, Warwick and New Bedford, has the third-smallest gender homeownership gap among large metropolitan areas in the United...
Report: Black homeownership in R.I. below national rate
PROVIDENCE – Even though approximately 3 in 5 Rhode Islanders own a home, the number of Black homeowners within the Ocean State is lower...
BankRI, Pawtucket Central Falls Development to host free, virtual homebuyer education...
PROVIDENCE – Just in time for National Homeownership Month this June, Bank Rhode Island and Pawtucket Central Falls Development are again teaming up to...
RIHousing Loan Center Welcomes Elizabeth Gonzalez as Mortgage Originator
Elizabeth Gonzalez has been promoted to the position of Mortgage Originator in the RIHousing Loan Center. Elizabeth brings more than 15 years of experience...
Bank of America triples investment in homeownership grant and loan programs
PROVIDENCE – Bank of America Corp. plans to triple the grants, low-interest loans and financial education programs for low- to moderate-income homebuyers, the bank...
Homeownership rebounds to 65% nationally, but lags for black, Hispanic families
PROVIDENCE – A recent analysis of U.S. census information by the National Association of Realtors reveals that homeownership rates have rebounded to 65% across...