Tag: housing
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...
Report: Providence metro-area rent asking prices peak in March
PROVIDENCE – Renters in the Providence metropolitan area see a 2.2% rent premium if snagging an apartment or home in March, according to a...
PBN on WJAR-TV, June 10, 2019
Jobs the focus, but developers eye what market wants right now — housing
Every 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 University
1. You have significant experience in housing. How does this relate to the work...














