PBN: Five Questions With: Brenda Clement
<h3>Brenda Clement is the director of HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University, which this week released its 2017 Housing Fact Book, an annual barometer of housing affordability in the Ocean State. She spoke with the Providence Business News about some of the trends.</h3>
By Mary MacDonald-October 12, 2017 4:30 am
PBN: What is the most encouraging trend in this year's report?
CLEMENT: First of all, we did see an increase in building permits. That's a good thing. But we still rank last, on a per capita basis, for the past six years. But we have seen some communities up their amounts. As the market is recovering, we are seeing some recovery in building and developing units. Twenty-five percent of those were for multifamily units, which is also a good trend. Our biggest need is going to be in multifamily.
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