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R.I. house prices plunged in November

House prices in Rhode Island fell nearly 20 percent in November, and sales for the month fell to their lowest level in more than a decade, The Warren Group reported today. The median price of a single-family house in November......

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R.I. economy "stuck in the recession lane," index manager says

Rhode Island's economy showed no sign of improvement as it entered the fourth quarter, according to a local index. Unemployment, retail sales, building permits and consumer sentiment were among the indicators that deteriorated in the University of Rhode Island's Current......

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Foreclosure fall nationwide in November, but not in Rhode Island

Rhode Island's home foreclosures last month continued to rise, despite a dip in foreclosures nationwide, according to data released today by the research firm RealtyTrac. Nationally, foreclosures declined 7.3 percent from October to November, as state moratoriums on foreclosures and......

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Call to certify weekly unemployment benefits after hours only

If you are calling the state to certify your weekly unemployment benefits through the agency's automated service line, you must call after business hours only. TeleServe customers in Rhode Island will be restricted to calling between 12:01 a.m. on Sunday......

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Providence Housing Authority seeks fiscal stimulus funds

The director of the Providence Public Housing Authority is asking members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation to add public housing to the list for funding under the proposed federal economic stimulus package. "Like our transportation infrastructure, public housing has suffered......

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Callers must wait...and wait....and wait...

If you call the state unemployment division to speak with a customer service representative you can expect to wait, on average, 100 minutes. Yes, that's 1hour and 40 minutes, said Raymond A. Filippone, assistant director, income support for the Rhode......

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Massachusetts' unemployment rate rises to 5.5 percent

Massachusetts' unemployment rate in October rose to 5.5 percent, and the Bay State shed 7,000 jobs, according to a government report released today. That's up from 5.2 percent in September. The national unemployment rate in October was 6.5 percent. Massachusetts'......

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