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Extreme demand, low inventory: How rental market has swung from ‘feast to famine’ in RI

Kenny has been living in his truck in Warwick for two years. Each morning, if he can afford it, he buys an English muffin for breakfast. For lunch, it’s a supermarket sandwich. For dinner, a bowl of ...
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Rhode Island used to have rent control. What would it take to bring it back?

Rhode Island had rent control in the 1940s and 1950s, and some cities wanted to keep the restrictions in place. Advocates are optimistic that Providence's progressive city council could pass a rent ...
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RI mom struggling to find apartment after state closes Zambarano housing program

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WPRI) — When a temporary state emergency housing program at the Zambarano cottages came to an end in June, Chelsea, who did not want 12 News to use her last name or show her face, ...
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‘That’s a fallacy’: Attorney disputes claim that short-term rentals are fueling RI’s housing crisis

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — State and local leaders in Rhode Island have been working to regulate short-term rentals, with some arguing that they’re contributing to the housing crisis. But Mitchell Edwards ...
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Crossroads Rhode Island holds groundbreaking for new apartments

A groundbreaking was held for new apartments on Monday that will be run by Crossroads Rhode Island. They're in Providence and will be for medically vulnerable adults experiencing homelessness. “Pine ...