Tag: housing supply
Smiley’s second-term vision: Building Providence’s next economy
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley entered City Hall in 2023 after serving as the city’s chief operating officer, promising a more efficient approach to...
Sales of U.S. existing homes fall 1.7% in July as record...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed again in July as record prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year prove to be...
Smiley administration to launch ‘parent permit’ program to streamline housing development
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s administration is making another change to the development review process for new residential construction it says will increase...
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumps to 7.23%, highest level since...
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed further above 7% this week to its highest level since 2001, another blow...













