Tag: housing
Elorza calls for rental protections
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza publicly criticized the City Council’s finance committee this week for failing to recommend revisions to an existing ordinance...
Lack of new, affordable R.I. homes a growing problem
Richard Marcello, a homebuilder of 34 years, remembers when many new houses were under construction across Rhode Island. He started building homes with his...
State needs new direction on housing
The Great Recession is often pointed to as when construction of new single-family homes precipitously dropped, and from which the state has yet to...
Be careful with rent control
For years, thriving cities in coastal regions of the United States have become increasingly expensive to live in. As cities such as San Francisco,...
Sally E. Lapides, 25 Over Fifty-five
25 Over Fifty-Five 2019 Award Winner SALLY E. LAPIDES | CEO and president, Residential Properties Ltd. For Sally E. Lapides, founder, CEO and president of...
Five Questions With: Karen Santilli
Karen Santilli is the CEO and president of Crossroads Rhode Island, the state’s largest nonprofit that works with homeless individuals and families. On Thursday,...
Meet people where they are, not where we think they should...
Sharon Conard-Wells | West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. executive director Hills can be obstacles or glorious delights. Diversity and difference are not bad words. Diversity can...
Do you think the Carpionato Group’s plans to build a $100...
On July 23, the Carpionato Group proposed using the Newport Grand casino site for a $100 million mixed-use development, calling it “Newport North End.”...
PBN on WJAR-TV, June 24, 2019
Providence’s EveryHome program has revived hundreds of once-blighted properties, but is it helping those who need it most? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...
Report: Providence metro-area rent asking prices peak in March
PROVIDENCE – Renters in the Providence metropolitan area saw a 2.2% rent premium in March compared with the rest of the year, according to...
