Tag: housing
PBN on WJAR-TV, June 10, 2019
Jobs the focus, but developers eye what market wants right now — housingEvery week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s...
Despite questions, I-195 District on course
When Robert Davis, a longtime real estate lawyer, joined the board of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission in 2015, he’d talk to potential developers...
Lincoln Public Housing Authority to receive $239K from HUD
LINCOLN – The Lincoln Public Housing Authority will receive $239,250 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to hire or retain service...
Wall Street squeezing housing
President George W. Bush pledged to make the U.S. an “ownership society” and tried to promote homeownership via tax credits, assistance with down payments...
Service workers will inherit city
Over the past generation, high-cost cities such as New York and San Francisco have been transformed by rising inequality and high housing costs in...
Zoning reform alone won’t make housing affordable
During the past few years, it has become clear that housing affordability is a major challenge facing the U.S. Rent is consuming an increasing...
Five Questions With Marcela Betancur
Marcela Betancur | Director, Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University1. You have significant experience in housing. How does this relate to the work...
Woonsocket and Newport to get affordable housing projects
PROVIDENCE – Buildings and homes in need of repairs in Woonsocket and Newport have access to funds for rehabilitation under an affordable housing initiative...
Renters in R.I. find housing more affordable than in most of...
Where is housing least affordable in the United States?The most-cited measure has been the National Association of Realtors’ affordability index, which tracks whether median-income...
Providence reaches all-time high for rental occupancy
PROVIDENCE – Having trouble finding an apartment? No wonder.Providence reached an all-time high in apartment occupancy in the third quarter this year, according to...
