When my friend and former business partner Liz Chace and I started Residential Properties 30 years ago, we were fairly successful agents in our own right, but we were working for a bunch of ‘old boys, and we thought that there were changes that needed to be made.   At about the same time, Bill Gates and his friend and former business [...]

Newport is legendary and has been the summer home to the rich and famous since the age when America’s industrial barons built their “cottages”. With the renewed interest in Newport during the [...]

Be the first to call in and correctly identify this Rhode Island landmark and win this week's trivia prize.

This week on my radio show, Rich Epstein and Steve Tetzner are in the studio with the latest market update. They will also be reviewing Remodeling Magazines latest Cost Vs. Value Survey, which evaluates the bottom line of home improvements. And speaking of bang for your buck, Rich Epstein will be featuring a property in Warwick that’s so [...]

Meeting a mate is difficult for some folks.   I was lucky to meet the husband of my dreams, but have always been willing to help others match up to the right person. Recently, the [...]

The U.S. Treasury has made available to Rhode Islanders $80 million to help those at risk of losing their homes under The Hardest Hit Fund Rhode Island (HHFRI).   The goal of the HHFRI is to help homeowners who have exhausted all other options to maintain mortgage payments and avoid foreclosure. Click here to read the HHFRI qualifications. Rhode Island [...]

The Superbowl signals the start of the Spring Real Estate Season and every year I do a review of the high end market that I call the Real Estate Superbowl.   Someone asked me why I do a show about 5 million dollar houses when so few people are in that market? ; The high end is a good economic indicator for the general economy, and if you [...]

This week on my radio show, Ian Barnacle, Steve Tetzner and I will be hosting our annual special segment called “The Super Bowl of Real Estate.” As is our custom, we will discuss the elite of the real estate market and showcase certain high end properties. Our cutoff starts at $1 million for a list price. In Rhode Island this usually [...]

Looking at the aftermath of the harsh snowstorms that plagued the Northeast this week, it’s easy for us to forget what the landscape was like before the snow. Although our near future may be vexed by icy sidewalks, tedious shoveling and highway holdups, we thought we’d create a video to remind you of beautiful Providence without the [...]