Home Economy Uneven rise in home prices shows housing inequities

Uneven rise in home prices shows housing inequities

HARD TO FIND: Realtor Madelynn Duarte stands outside the only single-family home listed for sale in Central Falls early last month not already under contract. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO
HARD TO FIND: Realtor Madelynn Duarte stands outside the only single-family home listed for sale in Central Falls early last month not already under contract. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

It’s no secret that home prices have been rising ever higher across housing-starved Rhode Island. But a PBN analysis of median single-family home sales shows that the gains over the past five years vary widely. In some communities, such as Exeter, 29%, and Scituate, 30%, the multiyear gains have been solid but well below the

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