Short-Term Rentals & Conflicts At Housing Resources CommissionNews Feed14 minutes ago4 min readRIPEC warns Housing Resources Commission is prone to conflicts of interest, needs reformFrom neighbors to lawmakers, short-term rentals fuel tensions across RIPAST HOUSING HEADLINESJohnston mayor to take property by eminent domain as owners file lawsuitAffordable housing developer wastes no time suing town of Johnston over land seizureJohnston mayor dodges an affordable housing complex with a silver bulletRhode Island town using eminent domain to block affordable housing projectPacific Legal Foundation: Rhode Island family sues town for abusing eminent domain to block affordable housingJohnston faces lawsuit over eminent domain on affordable housing siteMayor promised to stop the affordable housing projectJohnston mayor blocks housing project in favor of new public safety complexLawmakers pushing McKee hard for public emergency declaration over homelessness. 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Could that be changing?Efficient and affordable: Students, volunteers build Habitat for Humanity housesCommission hears different perspectives on short-term rentalsWhy Providence's much-needed new housing looks ugly, and can it be fixed?Gabe Amo cites housing as biggest issue facing Rhode IslandOn homelessness, a 'tiny ripple of hope' persistsRhode Island Speaker Shekarchi Advocates for Affordable Housing in U.S. Senate TestimonyAffordable housing burden should not rest on Central FallsWinn Properties wants to transform the Winnapaug Country Club from a golf course into a 90-building, multifamily 2,300-unit housing development.How former RI Housing Secretary Pryor used a law firm to funnel some state housing contractsRhode Island Secretary of Housing Stefan Pryor resignsProvidence rent control debate intensifiesRazing encampments satisfies the public, hurts the homelessOlder Rhode Islanders face housing shortage in unique waysLand use may be the dog that’s not barking in the housing debateLow inventory, high prices still plaguing RI housing marketHomelessness should not be a crimeWhy House lawmakers stalled Shekarchi's own housing billInterest rates have become like rent control.'People are really suffering': Proposal to require 'just cause' for evictions stirs debateGovernor McKee calls for budget amendment to address homelessness, housing fundsLegislators push new housing rules, one community pushes backLand use may be the dog that’s not barking in the housing debate.Bill could reverse Narragansett housing restrictionThe details are the important part in the “housing crisis.”HUD official visits Newport to speak on housing affordabilityRhode Island bill proposes up to $40,000 assistance for first-time home buyersShekarchi calls for more home building in housing legislative agendaWe react to increases in housing prices in exactly the wrong wayA ‘loophole’ or a ‘tremendous tool’? R.I. lawmakers mull changes to affordable housing tax breaksTemporary housing community set to open up in Providence this springProvidence will be among the hottest US housing markets in 2024, Zillow says. Here's why.Triple-deckers were once the answer to a housing crisis. Why not now?RI's progress on housing must continueDan Kubas-Meyer: Housing for the homeless is critical. But it is only part of the solution.Developers seek to turn historic Warren school into condosIn Warren, a vacant 1847-era school could be preserved and redeveloped. But neighbors are fighting the project’s plans.How RI plans to add more shelter beds for the homeless this winterAdvocates protest Providence's lack of shelter beds at city hall'The Farm' property in Bristol sells for over $1 million, first time on market in 50 yearsBlock Island may join others in limiting short-term rentalsRI will pay consultants $339,000 for affordable housing planRI's median house price dropped in July after record high. Is a cooldown ahead?Rhode Island real estate prices in July were just below June's recordR.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 wageWhere 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
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