Tag: housing
27 homeless-support nonprofits receive $11M from state’s Consolidated Homeless Fund
PROVIDENCE – More than $11 million in local, state and federal funds from the Consolidated Homeless Fund have been allocated to 27 local nonprofit...
Some school districts are building affordable housing to retain teachers
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL teacher Lisa Raskin moved out of a cramped apartment she was sharing with a roommate and into her...
Sojourner House expands housing stock with $975K multi-unit purchase
PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House Inc. bought a multi-unit building on Westminster Street in the city’s West End for $975,000 to expand its housing portfolio...
Five Questions With: Josh Saal
Josh Saal | Deputy secretary of commerce for housing, R.I. Executive Office of Commerce
1. What’s your outlook on Rhode Island’s housing situation, in terms...
Bristol moves forward on 127-unit mill redevelopment
BRISTOL – A proposal for 127 new housing units with additional commercial space in a Bristol waterfront mill has received preliminary approval from the...
R.I. awards $5M to revitalize properties in Providence, Central Falls
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Friday said more than $5 million will be used to revitalize blighted and vacant properties in the...
It’s time to take stock of housing options
The United States is facing an expanding gap between how much workers earn and how much they have to pay for housing.
Workers have faced...
McKee and R.I. Housing make $60.5M available for building affordable housing
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. announced Friday the availability of more than $60 million in...
Special commission highlights legislation aimed at addressing state’s affordable housing crisis
PROVIDENCE - A legislative commission tasked with examining affordable housing in Rhode Island highlighted a package of 11 pieces of legislation Thursday aimed at...
R.I. homeowners see average equity gain of nearly $53K Y/Y in...
PROVIDENCE – Homeowners with mortgages in Rhode Island saw an average equity gain of $52,600 in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the...
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