Anyone who has tried to buy or rent a home lately in Rhode Island has seen firsthand the impacts of the state’s housing ...

Rhode Island's housing crisis is at a breaking point. How did we get here? Patrick Anderson, Providence Journal. Updated Sun, February 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM UTC. 16 min read.

Rhode Island remains at the bottom in housing production when population is factored in. The 1,374 units approved last year are 125 for every 100,000 residents.

Rhode Island’s budget plan targets high-end vacation homes — with a proposal nicknamed after a pop star grabbing headlines. One of the proposal ...

"We are in a crisis situation right now." Rhode Island's new Secretary of Housing has plans to address longstanding department issues, from a lack of organization to homelessness response.

Rhode Island has far fewer full-time employees focused on housing and homelessness than peer states. Homelessness grew in Rhode Island by nearly 50 percent from 2020 to 2022.

“Rhode Island was already in a housing crisis before COVID,” Fox said. “Now it’s gotten worse.” As for the new rental-assistance program, Fox said it will likely help some families, ...

For more than a year, Rhode Island has been weighing whether to become the first state in the country to create its own public development arm.. Over that time, the state has created a new Housing ...

COMMENTARY The solution to Rhode Island’s housing crisis: Welcome more neighbors The housing crisis is affecting everyone, from new college grads to aging empty nesters to employers looking to hire.

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A recently passed $120 million housing bond will go before voters in November. It’s worth celebrating while also nowhere near enough, writes the director of the Rhode Island office of LISC.

In its report on housing for the Rhode Island Foundation last year, Boston Consulting Group calculated that Rhode Island was 50th in the nation for building new housing units per capita in 2021.