HousingWorks RI today released its Special Report: The Complete Approach to Funding Affordable Housing. The report looks at the high housing cost burdens facing Rhode Island renters and how a state budget appropriation to support affordable rental housing can address these cost burdens and promote economic growth.

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Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Richard Godfrey, Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing, last week co-hosted the 2013 Partners in Housing Awards ceremony at the State House. The ceremony recognized award recipients for their collective contribution to addressing the housing needs of our state. This year's honorees were:

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On Friday, May 17th at 2 p.m., Olneyville Housing Corporation is hosting a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of Olney Village.

Elected officials, community partners and neighborhood residents will join to celebrate the transformation of 12 foreclosed properties and several vacant lots into 40 safe, affordable homes for families.

Centered around the William D'Abate Elementary School, Olney Village also includes three community spaces for local nonprofits and a permanent home for the Olneyville Food Center.

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This week's Providence Business News features a guest column written by HousingWorks RI executive director Nellie M.

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Kaid Benfield, Director of Sustainable Communities for the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) recently posted a piece entitled The case for building on a city's historic assests on Switchboard, the NRDC's staff blog.

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On Thursday, May 9th at 3 p.m., Governor Lincoln Chafee and James DeRentis, Chairman of the Rhode Island Housing Board of Commissioners, cordially invite you to the Partners in Housing Awards Ceremony.

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On Saturday, May 11th from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Housing Network of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Housing are hosting a free Housing Fair for homeowners, first-time homebuyers, and renters.

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HousingWorks RI has released a new Issue Brief entitled Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing: A smart investment in Rhode Island's economy.

Having a strong historic preservation tax credit program that incorporates long-term affordable housing is a strategic investment for Rhode Island’s economy. The Issue Brief examines how other New England states with an abundant stock of historic properties are maximizing their own historic preservation tax credits to build strong, diversified economies with a wide range of housing options for their workforce.

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From Thursday, April 18th through Sunday, May 12th, the Yellow Peril Gallery will present Foreclosed Dreams, a photo essay by David H. Wells exploring the empty homes and foreclosed dreams left in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. This exhibition will be guest curated by Viera Levitt.

Wells started the project with the goal of understanding the economic upheaval people are living through. He initially photographed in the Central Valley of California, but also focused on Rhode Island, where he lives. The opening reception for this exhibit is on Thursday, April 18, from 5-9 p.m., during Gallery Night Providence.

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The "robosigning" controversy that came to light in 2010 caused foreclosure practices across the nation to come under close scrutiny, and millions of foreclosures to be halted. Ultimately, 14 mortgage servicers entered into consent orders, which required reviews by third-party consultants of their loan files for errors in servicing and foreclosure practices.

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