Tag: Rhode Island Housing
Reed announces $5.8M for homeless assistance programs
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jack F. Reed announced $5.8 million for Rhode Island homeless assistance programs on Wednesday.
The funds come from Continuum of Care grants,...
Five Questions With: Barbara Fields
Barbara Fields is the executive director of Rhode Island Housing. She responded recently to questions about how the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit...
R.I. Housing allocates $3.8M in Acquisition and Revitalization funds
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Housing board of commissioners approved $3.8 million in funding to revitalize neighborhoods in Central Falls, Providence, Smithfield and Woonsocket...
R.I. Housing renews ‘First Down’ program
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island Housing announced the return of the “First Down” program along with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Warwick Mayor Scott...
R.I. Housing breaks record for Q3 mortgage volume
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Housing funded an all-time high of 531 mortgages in the third quarter of 2017, the organization announced Monday.
The mortgages for...
R.I. Housing program provided a lending hand for homeowners, homebuyers
Years after the housing collapse hit the Rhode Island economy, two new state programs are aimed at stabilizing communities and property owners who are...
RI-Refi program aims to help underwater homeowners
PROVIDENCE - Good news for homeowners who’ve found themselves underwater in the Ocean State: Today marks the launch of R.I. Housing’s “RI-Refi” program, which...
R.I. Housing introduces ‘First Down’ home-purchasing assistance program
Updated: 3:08 p.m.
PROVIDENCE – An assistance program called “First Down” would lend a $7,500 down payment to first-time homebuyers, Rhode Island Housing announced Friday. The program...
Cranston, Newport and Providence win Working Cities Challenge grants
PROVIDENCE – Cranston, Newport and Providence each won $400,000 grants in the Rhode Island Working Cities Challenge Competition, the Federal Bank of Boston announced...
Rhode Island Housing approved $291M in loans in 2016
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Housing, working with a network of lenders, authorized $291 million in mortgage loans to homebuyers in 2016, the highest closing...
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