We are finally getting the statistics showing what I have been witnessing in our offices – activity in the last couple of months has been higher than the recent past.   Just this morning, [...]

Searching through Providence's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism's newsletter, several interesting events are coming up in March.  As always, the city is bustling with activity. Here's a couple that support good causes. To start off, how would you like to be treated like the stars?  The [...]

The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reported 395 sales in January, a 9 % increase from January 2009. The median price rose 14 % to $200,000, and days on the market fell 24% to 83.  Condo sales rose 28%, prices remained virtually the same, and days on the market rose 2 percent.   Multi-unit sales fell 21 percent, while price increased [...]

If you drive along any highway you will indubitably see semi-tractor trucks pulling shipping containers to their final destination.  Or if you have been to a port, you've seen them off-loaded from ships of origins far away. But what happens to the "old" containers once they've out lived their useful life in shipping, or, as in downturns [...]

It's great to read about non-profits helping our citizens.  At tonight's Celebration of Justice Reception, the Attorney General will present the Rhode Island Housing HelpCenter with a Justice Award in the category of Consumer Protection. According to Richard Godfrey, Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing, “Our HelpCenter provides a [...]

"This Old House" website has their best old house neighborhoods list for the Northeast posted on the website. Among the twelve best for 2010, Cranston's Edgewood and Pawtuxet Village areas are what they are describing in the piece. They said, "While western Cranston is rife with new housing development, the eastern part of the city is a [...]

The Rhode Island Housing HelpCenter is a winner of a 2009 Justice Award in the category of Consumer Protection. The awards are given in recognition of an extraordinary commitment to justice exhibited by members of the community.   [...]

Foreclosure notices filed in Rhode Island during January were almost 13 percent lower when compared with a year earlier. In a report by RealtyTrac, 643 homes in Rhode Island received a foreclosure notice in January filings representing a number 5% lower than December 2009. Nationally, one in every 409 homes received a foreclosure notice in [...]

If it's Friday (and sometimes any day of the week), it must be pizza time.  Providence has some of the best pizza in the country and Wickenden Street has a couple of great pizzerias, but if you are looking for a great slice go no further than Fellini's. Fellini's is as unique as Wickenden Street itself. Check out this video to see why.

The number of foreclosure notices filed in Rhode Island in January declined almost 13 percent compared with a year earlier. According to a report released last Thursday by RealtyTrac, one out of every 696 homes in Rhode Island received a foreclosure notice in January   filings are also 5% lower than December. Nationally, one in every 409 [...]