News FeedAug 24, 20231 min readHousing Sales Down, Prices Up & Homeless Camp ClearedR.I. home prices rise 7.3% in July while sales continue to fallProvidence clearing out homeless camp near highwayTo reduce homelessness, Rhode Island should reduce the minimum wagePAST HOUSING HEADLINESWhere did the $250M in ARPA money for housing go? Unions, public housing agencies want to see state build affordable units Rhode Island's plan for dignity bus gets brakes after deal falls through Yorke: House not for sale McKee unveils new tax credit, $29M housing proposal McKee proposes new funding to address the housing crisis This Cranston office building will be 18 apartments with new proposal What inventory and interest rates mean for homebuyers this spring Rhode Island House OKs Bill to Spur New Housing Construction Old buildings more easily changed to homes under bill OK'd by RI House Does this bill make it easier to build homes or override local zoning? Rhode Island Foundation study looks at housing needs and homelessness in the Ocean State $1M report on RI's housing crisis looks to other states' solutionsJohn Marcantonio: Shekarchi leading the way on housing crisis by collaboration High prices, interest rates sidelined home buyers. Free money is bringing them back. Too much single-family housing is not nearly a problem in Rhode Island. Since March 2020, 16,294 people were evicted for non-payment of rent Problematic landlord called out for retaliation against unionization efforts Man Shoots Landlady Serving Eviction Helping homelessness or growing government? RI home sales slumped while prices soared in 2022 McKee introduces new housing secretary, Stefan Pryor Former housing secretary Saal hired as consultant for the department
R.I. home prices rise 7.3% in July while sales continue to fallProvidence clearing out homeless camp near highwayTo reduce homelessness, Rhode Island should reduce the minimum wagePAST HOUSING HEADLINESWhere did the $250M in ARPA money for housing go? Unions, public housing agencies want to see state build affordable units Rhode Island's plan for dignity bus gets brakes after deal falls through Yorke: House not for sale McKee unveils new tax credit, $29M housing proposal McKee proposes new funding to address the housing crisis This Cranston office building will be 18 apartments with new proposal What inventory and interest rates mean for homebuyers this spring Rhode Island House OKs Bill to Spur New Housing Construction Old buildings more easily changed to homes under bill OK'd by RI House Does this bill make it easier to build homes or override local zoning? Rhode Island Foundation study looks at housing needs and homelessness in the Ocean State $1M report on RI's housing crisis looks to other states' solutionsJohn Marcantonio: Shekarchi leading the way on housing crisis by collaboration High prices, interest rates sidelined home buyers. Free money is bringing them back. Too much single-family housing is not nearly a problem in Rhode Island. Since March 2020, 16,294 people were evicted for non-payment of rent Problematic landlord called out for retaliation against unionization efforts Man Shoots Landlady Serving Eviction Helping homelessness or growing government? RI home sales slumped while prices soared in 2022 McKee introduces new housing secretary, Stefan Pryor Former housing secretary Saal hired as consultant for the department