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Report: 29.4% of Providence area homes ‘underwater’
In the second quarter, 29.4 percent of all homes in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area were worth less than the outstanding balance on their mortgage, down .01 percentage point from the first quarter, Zillow said Thursday. more
Fannie Mae tightens mortgage standards for some home buyers
Fannie Mae, the largest source of money for U.S mortgages, told lenders that it’s tightening some of its qualification standards for people buying homes or refinancing loans. more
Homes sales in R.I. climb again in July
Rhode Island single-family home sales climbed 22 percent in July compared with the same period last year, the 13th consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains. more
East Side properties sell for $5M
Walter L. Bronhard Real Estate has purchased five buildings on the East Side of Providence, most in the historic Benefit Street corridor, for just under $5 million. more
Builders diversify to survive
For many Rhode Island homebuilders and tradesmen, the last five years have forced a choice between diversification and retirement. more
Easing of city parking ban seen boosting housing
For real estate agents like Christopher Wall of Residential Properties, trying to sell or rent a house in Providence lacking off-street parking has always been a unique and often infuriating challenge. more
Bye-bye parking ban, hello better city
Hooray for Providence! Finally the city has started dismantling the on-street, overnight parking ban that has hampered its residential real estate market for so long. more
8/20/12
Entrepreneurial home-builders point the way
The good news is that from the depths of the Great Recession, Rhode Island has seen a 50 percent increase in new-home starts. Unfortunately, that still puts the state at 30 percent of the average home-construction starts registered from 2000 to 2003 (and further still from the subprime-lending-fueled peak of later years). And well short of a level that can sustain the construction industry at previous employment levels. more
8/20/12
Washington releases $864K in unused infrastructure funds to R.I.
The Obama Administration has released $473 million in unused federal infrastructure earmarks for states to use on new projects, including $864,000 in Rhode Island. more
Housing starts in U.S. fall as permits reach 4-year high
New-home construction in the U.S. fell in July, while the number of building permits jumped to the highest level in four years, indicating the industry will keep improving in the second half of the year. more
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