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Senate again approves bill to prohibit housing discrimination by income source

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate has approved a bill that would prohibit landlords from using a lawful source of income as a basis for...
MIDCENTURY MODERN: Jim DeRentis, a sales associate with Residential Properties, has sold this house at 51 Prospect St. in the College Hill section of Providence three times. The midcentury modern was originally built in the early 1980s and has had several renovations since. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Many R.I. homebuyers displaying a modern (design) love

When you think about Rhode Island architecture, the shingle-style homes overlooking the ocean and the colonials that define streets in Providence, Newport and other...

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...
NEW DEVELOPMENT: The home pictured here is part of The Oaks housing development in Coventry, one of the largest residential subdivisions under active construction in Rhode Island. The development will have 105 houses when complete.
 / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

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,...
CONNECTIONS MADE: Sally E. Lapides says real estate is “a relationship business,” and she’s excelled at making lasting relationships over the years. 
 / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

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,...
Dedicated to bringing safe, affordable housing to her neighborhood, Sharon Conard-
Wells has raised more than $120 million for the West Elmwood Housing Development Corp., for which she has been executive director since 1991. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

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...
CARPIONATO GROUP has proposed a $100 million, mixed-use redevelopment of the Newport Grand site that would replace the former casino with hotels, apartments, office and retail space. / COURTESY CARPIONATO GROUP

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.”...
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