Tag: housing
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...
Affordable housing a must-have for R.I.
Even as Providence attracts high-end investments, the region needs broad-based advances, too.From new housing units to a brand-new food market, the city is drawing...
Tackling housing affordability
As the political winds appear to be shifting in Democrats’ favor after an eight-year electoral cycle dominated by Republicans, expect a renewed push to...
Which of these areas of infrastructure investment do you think is...
The second Rhode Island Infrastructure Summit will take place on Sept. 17, and the topic it will take on is an important one for...
Housing is back, but the American dream isn’t?
The housing market has made a remarkable – if partial – recovery since the disaster that befell it 10 years ago. In the years...
Report: Providence ranks among most expensive student rents in world
PROVIDENCE – Providence is the sixth-most expensive place for students to find accommodations in the world, according to a report published by Student.com.The...
